tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post6775950477491984353..comments2024-03-29T01:24:45.251+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: SCHEMATA POESEOS LIMERICENSISFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-61746552531367902932020-08-19T23:24:58.692+01:002020-08-19T23:24:58.692+01:00Father H set a limerick test:
“I will judge”, quot...Father H set a limerick test:<br />“I will judge”, quoth the parson, “who’s best.<br />“And my taste shall hold sway - <br />“Let none carp at me. De<br />Gustibus disputandum non est.”Atticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537205387276510875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-69899937591830354142020-08-16T21:47:26.774+01:002020-08-16T21:47:26.774+01:00There once was a Pope most uncouth
Who gave an ins...There once was a Pope most uncouth<br />Who gave an instruction to youth,<br />To "Go make a mess",<br />Create chaos, no less,<br />His pontificate’s mirror, in truth.<br />neilmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233733837705102624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-40404201278349817312020-08-16T16:51:53.012+01:002020-08-16T16:51:53.012+01:00The best I can do is a half rhyme at the end, alth...The best I can do is a half rhyme at the end, although in certain Irish accents it might be a perfect rhyme:<br /><br />May vices in me be displaced,<br />With lust and desire effaced,<br />Then patience and charity,<br />Docile humility,<br />And all the virtues increased.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174247888532190924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-84950033484971196232020-08-16T15:32:53.655+01:002020-08-16T15:32:53.655+01:00There was a young lady from Chichester
Who made al...There was a young lady from Chichester<br />Who made all the saints in their niches stare;<br />One morning at Matins<br />Her breast in white satins<br />Made the Bishop of Chichester's britches stir.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-79902239903068510912018-10-01T12:45:00.143+01:002018-10-01T12:45:00.143+01:00Dear Victor. It is a translation into Székely, an...Dear Victor. It is a translation into Székely, an old Pungarian dialectMick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-62432016470392750242018-09-30T20:16:16.964+01:002018-09-30T20:16:16.964+01:00@ABS: this would be the old ICEL translation, sure...@ABS: this would be the old ICEL translation, surely?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983955289507752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-20867366987920480072018-09-26T13:43:14.768+01:002018-09-26T13:43:14.768+01:00There once was a Bishop of Rome
Spiritually a Marx...There once was a Bishop of Rome<br />Spiritually a Marxist Gnome <br />But he admired himself<br />This sinister elf<br />As he daily soiled his throne<br />Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-69676275925025436322018-09-24T14:50:20.460+01:002018-09-24T14:50:20.460+01:00Prune and cart away the evil in my soul;
Trim lust...Prune and cart away the evil in my soul;<br />Trim lustful desire from every root and bole.<br />But give me growth in patience,<br />True charity, obeisance;<br />Bless with every virtue more to make me whole.Thorfinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140352020612339113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-21423533036117405592018-09-22T21:56:11.947+01:002018-09-22T21:56:11.947+01:00Anent Ms Willoughby's.........Not Gin. Most d...Anent Ms Willoughby's.........Not Gin. Most definitely not Gin. Some sort of wine, undoubtedly.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-55021251030805654452018-09-22T21:46:04.488+01:002018-09-22T21:46:04.488+01:00You have all completely impressed me. Respect.You have all completely impressed me. Respect.Kathleen1031https://www.blogger.com/profile/10201084623185206141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-2000570454900571592018-09-22T20:09:25.532+01:002018-09-22T20:09:25.532+01:00
I bet you think they can!<br />I bet you think they can!vetusta ecclesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454059029260192711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-53219632436778540882018-09-22T14:35:27.625+01:002018-09-22T14:35:27.625+01:00Do away with lust’s burning fire,
Cast your every...Do away with lust’s burning fire, <br />Cast your every vice in the mire.<br />Then charity, patience <br />And humble obedience<br />Will give more than you can desireEdwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213363119774322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-40641391535957527502018-09-22T13:02:38.036+01:002018-09-22T13:02:38.036+01:00An attempt:
To my sins may death it be,
To sins...An attempt: <br /><br />To my sins may death it be,<br />To sins' love the end;<br />Of patience and charity,<br />Meek heart, true faith the friend;<br />And good, right, pure make me. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422132806318571360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-75533134569687099432018-09-22T11:04:14.287+01:002018-09-22T11:04:14.287+01:00I would give the prize to Sue Sims.I would give the prize to Sue Sims.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-77899564367071988982009-11-02T07:41:35.746+00:002009-11-02T07:41:35.746+00:00Please visit:
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/lim...Please visit:<br /><br />http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/limerick/stthomas.html<br /><br />Let it be for the elimination for my sins,<br />For the expulsion of desire and lust,<br /> [And] for the increase of charity and patience,<br /> Humility and obedience,<br />As well as all the virtues.<br /><br />Extinguish concupiscent fires,<br />Eliminate lustful desires;<br />Give patience and love,<Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629035171460305408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-81938576932396345682009-10-14T17:58:39.384+01:002009-10-14T17:58:39.384+01:00a less literal translation than
mine just sent.
f...a less literal translation than<br />mine just sent.<br /><br />from a livejournal friend <br />'macseamus1' offers this grand<br />bit of neo thomism as it seems to<br />me(but being only eastern orthodox<br />even my maritain is vague so who<br />am I to judge)<br /><b><br />There once was a man from Sicily<br />who wanted to see how good he could be<br />his family brought him a w___e<Seraphimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018423792585339475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-26465165918244959162009-10-14T17:23:37.600+01:002009-10-14T17:23:37.600+01:00my free transaltion
there once was a man named eg...my free transaltion<b><br /><br />there once was a man named egidio<br />who freed himself from dark libido<br />all the virtues arose<br />from his toes to his nose<br />how grand! cried that man named egidio.</b><br /><br />+Seraphim Sigrist<br />ive journal =seraphimsigristSeraphimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018423792585339475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-5136582685569384332009-10-12T00:22:49.622+01:002009-10-12T00:22:49.622+01:00Very kind of you, Pastor, though I'm not too h...Very kind of you, Pastor, though I'm not too happy with the last line. (Besides, I wouldn't wish to set myself up in competition with my ex-PEV and Chapter <i>confrater</i> …)Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010105719301587195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-2771593832204209332009-10-11T21:07:51.377+01:002009-10-11T21:07:51.377+01:00O, dilly me all me sin,
Purge lewd and crude withi...O, dilly me all me sin,<br />Purge lewd and crude within,<br />Love's patience grant,<br />Yea, I humb'ly pant,<br />For a dram or two of gin.<br /><br />...It needs work, but it does have a certain "ring" to it, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-13856140313631012942009-10-11T20:47:02.038+01:002009-10-11T20:47:02.038+01:00Fr William wins, in my opinion.
Sunday prevented m...Fr William wins, in my opinion.<br />Sunday prevented me having a shot.Pastor in Montehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949810648656544072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-49636032196346434612009-10-11T18:19:15.134+01:002009-10-11T18:19:15.134+01:00I am confident that Cranmer would approve this rat...I am confident that Cranmer would approve this rather loose translation:<br /><br />May my wickedness all be forgiven<br />Desire and lust utterly shriven<br />In their place patience, love<br />And e’en at a shove,<br />May virtue abounding be given.Edwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213363119774322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-25787851532361358372009-10-11T17:36:22.190+01:002009-10-11T17:36:22.190+01:00Make an end of my vices, I plead;
My envy, my lust...Make an end of my vices, I plead;<br />My envy, my lust and my greed:<br />Make me patient, I pray,<br />So I love and obey,<br />And increase all the virtues I need.Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868265477624790008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-64949604063914410212009-10-11T17:34:12.140+01:002009-10-11T17:34:12.140+01:00All blemish of soul be effaced,
All fleshly affect...All blemish of soul be effaced,<br />All fleshly affections abased,<br />That to love and forbear,<br />Human pride to forswear,<br />The desire in my heart be emplaced.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010105719301587195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-43863454832959536782009-10-11T15:57:12.263+01:002009-10-11T15:57:12.263+01:00This isn't by any means elegant, but I don'...This isn't by any means elegant, but I don't find Aquinas' Latin elegant at all. <br /><br />Of my vices let there be an end<br />Of desire and greed too forfend.<br />But of love and patience<br />Humility and obedience<br />And all the virtues, one big crescend...<br />O<br /><br /><br />Regards, EdEd Cryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177743530156564594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-83074358126406288032009-10-11T14:47:47.833+01:002009-10-11T14:47:47.833+01:00What makes for elegance?
Of my vices, lusts and f...What makes for elegance?<br /><br />Of my vices, lusts and fancies (frenzies?)<br />Let it be the source of surcease;<br />But of long-suffering and love,<br />Of humble faith from above,<br />Of all noble pow'rs, the increase.Michael McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384055883425252489noreply@blogger.com