"Of the Bonehoms of Ashrige besyde Barkamstede, 



That goodly place to Skelton moost kynde, 

 Where the sange royall is Christees blode so rede 

 Whereupon he metrefyde after his mynde ; 

 A pleasaunter place than Ashrige is harde were to fynde, 

 As Skelton rehersith with wordes few and playne, 

 In his distichon made on verses twaine : 

 Fraxinus in clivo frondet que viret sine rivo, 

 Non est sub divo similis sine flumine vivo." 



JOHN SKELTON 



