Previous posts for July 19th are here: Robert Mann (2019), Vikki Carr (2020), Richard Leveridge (2021), and Marianna Auenbrugger (2022)
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Garret Wesley, First Earl of Mornington (19 July 1735 – 22 May 1781) was an Anglo-Irish politician and composer.
Not THAT Glee
As a composer he is remembered chiefly for glees such as "Here in cool grot". -- Wikipedia
Though the First Earl of Mornington was famous for glees;
Alas, he’s forgotten now even for these.
If you think that his signature “Here in cool grot”
Is still on our radar, I assure you it’s not!
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Country Life
The First Earl of Mornington
Hated the morning gun
As it rang through the neighboring trees;
The sound of the salvo there
Disrupted his savoir faire
While composing his amateur glees.
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