W. W. Phelps, in a poem, makes reference to the creation of Adam.
- Type
- Periodical
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
W. W. Phelps, "The Riddle Unriddled," Deseret Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord, 1852 (Salt Lake City: W. Richards, 1852), 29
- Scribe/Publisher
- W. Richards
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
THE RIDDLE UNRIDDLED.
‘Twas whispered in Eden, when Adam was made,
And drove round the Deluge of old;
‘Twas dreaded in death, when the Lord lended aid,
Though dazzling with diamonds and gold.
At the end of the worlds, when the Devil is bound,
‘Twill deal in th dust—(as they say)
But yet, in the wisdom of God, most profound,
Die damned at the great judgment day.
It often doth stand at the door of the proud,
With knowledge and prudence to lend;
With twenty0five brothers—at Rome ‘twas endowed
As lord D——d,—the belles-letter friend.
- BHR Staff Commentary
W. W. Phelps often referred to himself in the Deseret Almanac as "K. J."
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