QUOTE : The Beshrewing of Tom o' Bedlam by Stewart Stafford<br /><br />Fie and a plague on thee!<br />Nay, a pox!<br />May legions of hellions float through thee,<br />And may thou fall in the dung of an ox.<br /><br />May the thing below thine eyes,<br />Take on the appearance of a sprout,<br />And may the things above thy chin,<br />Resemble a harlot's spout.<br /><br />May Heaven strike thee dumb,<br />Aye, dumber than thou art now,<br />May thy words become those of a lunatic,<br />And thy breathing the grunting of a sow.<br /><br />Verily, I do not wish thee misfortune,<br />Lest it rebounds back upon me,<br />But, as long as it befalls thee first,<br />I may live quite merrily.<br /><br />© Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.