Skip to content
Linespedia

Rex Arthurus.

Topics: classic

When King Arthur ruled the land,     He ruled it like a king: He bought four pecks of barley-meal     To make a brave pudding. A pudding brave the king did make     And stuffed it well with plums; Great lumps of suet he put into it,     As big as both his thumbs. The king and queen partook thereof,     And all the court beside; And what they did not eat that night,     The queen next morning fried.     Angli rex imperio potitus,     Hordei nactus modium farin,     Ordinat cn proper institut                 Sternere mensam.     Mira farrago exoritur culin,     Turgidis uvis maculata passis     Intus et frustis adipis referta                 Pollicis instar.     Rex et affines epulantur omnes     Principes magni dominque lect:     Alma regina exoriente luce                 Fragmina frixit.

AI analysis available. Enable JavaScript to interact.

About this line

"When King Arthur ruled the land,..."

Jacob Bigelow's contribution to classic is further solidified by the brilliance found in "Rex Arthurus."... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

Classified Tags

Related lines

"Two little birds were sitting on a stone, One flew away and then there was one, T other flew away and then there was none, So the poor sto"

"Double double,     Toil and trouble.     Fire burn and     Caldron bubble.         Ingeminat labor,         Ingeminante cur,"

"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, Who had so many children she didnt know what to do; She gave them some broth without any bread,"

"Three wise men of Gotham Went to sea in a bowl. If the bowl had been stronger, My song had been longer.     Tres magi Gothamenses"

"Here morning in the ploughman's songs is met     Ere yet one footstep shows in all the sky,     And twilight in the east, a doubt as yet,     S"

"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"

Continue Reading

"Two little birds were sitting on a stone, One fl..."

Weekly Poetic Insight

Join our literary Sanctuary

Get the most inspiring lines, poetic analysis, and secret shayaris delivered to your inbox every Sunday.