AN EPITAPH

  Hangman's hands laid in this tomb an
    Imp of Satan's getting, whom an
  Ancient legend says that woman
    Never bore—he owed his birth
    To Sin herself. From Hell to Earth
    She brought the brat in secret state
    And laid him at the Golden gate,
  And they named him Henry Vrooman.
    While with mortals here he stayed,
    His father frequently he played.
  Raised his birth-place and in other
  Playful ways begot his mother.