Many a year and many a day Have passed since these events away. The mo… — The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

Many a year and many a day Have passed since these events away. The monk has long been a dusty corse, And Death has never recovered his horse. For the friar got hold of its tail, And steered it within the pale Of the monastery gray, Where the beast was stabled and fed With barley and oil and bread Till fatter it grew than the fattest friar, And so in due course was appointed Prior.

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