What then, do you think of epilepsy?
I think it is an unfortunate condition effecting only the weak, likewise the young and the vegetarians.
What would you do if I were epileptic?
I would cry because my child is hurting.
What then, if it didn't hurt?
I would cry twofold, because my child must not know what does and doesn't hurt.
"Lark of spur,
bloated rice,
shavings of the tinker's ice.
Truffle to the snout of pig,
cloven hoof come quick and dig!
Stay off a bit,
but not to quit.
Dare leave me by,
Mayhap I die?
Come though it's cold,
it's yours to hold."