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Poem
July 26, 1803
Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Humorous poem by Dr. Nathaniel Gott in the Oswego Herald, demanding payment from debtors for medical services like pills, bottles, salves, and cots, threatening consequences if unpaid.
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In the Oswego Herald, a physician
calls on his debtors for payment in
the following humorous manner
SAYS doctor Gott,
"I'll tell you what
I'm call'd on not,
To pay my shot,
And may I rot,
If I do not;
But I cannot,
Unless 'tis got,
For jog and trot
From pot to pot,
So ev'ry jot,
That's due to Gott,
For Pill or Bottle,
Salve or Cot
All round the Ot-
segonian Plot;
Whether begot
Of ague or Scott,
Or from the Mot-
ley race of lor,
Sober or not,
Yankee or not;
Must soon be got
Into my pot;
Or else, I wot,
They'll smell it hot
Or they may rot
NATHANIEL GOTT."
calls on his debtors for payment in
the following humorous manner
SAYS doctor Gott,
"I'll tell you what
I'm call'd on not,
To pay my shot,
And may I rot,
If I do not;
But I cannot,
Unless 'tis got,
For jog and trot
From pot to pot,
So ev'ry jot,
That's due to Gott,
For Pill or Bottle,
Salve or Cot
All round the Ot-
segonian Plot;
Whether begot
Of ague or Scott,
Or from the Mot-
ley race of lor,
Sober or not,
Yankee or not;
Must soon be got
Into my pot;
Or else, I wot,
They'll smell it hot
Or they may rot
NATHANIEL GOTT."
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Doctor Gott
Debtors Payment
Oswego Herald
Medical Bills
Humorous Demand
Rhymed Verse
What entities or persons were involved?
Nathaniel Gott
Poem Details
Author
Nathaniel Gott
Subject
Call On Debtors For Payment
Form / Style
Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
Says Doctor Gott,
"I'll Tell You What
I'm Call'd On Not,
To Pay My Shot,
And May I Rot,
If I Do Not;
Must Soon Be Got
Into My Pot;
Or Else, I Wot,
They'll Smell It Hot
Or They May Rot
Nathaniel Gott."