AN EPITAPHHangman's hands laid in this tomb anImp of Satan's getting, whom anAncient legend says that womanNever bore—he owed his birthTo Sin herself. From Hell to EarthShe brought the brat in secret stateAnd 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 otherPlayful ways begot his mother.
Hangman's hands laid in this tomb anImp of Satan's getting, whom anAncient legend says that womanNever bore—he owed his birthTo Sin herself. From Hell to EarthShe brought the brat in secret stateAnd 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 otherPlayful ways begot his mother.