▁during ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁disease , ▁such ▁as ▁George ▁Vic ars ▁and ▁William ▁and ▁Catherine ▁M omp ess on . ▁ ▁Po ems ▁▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁E y am : ▁a ▁poem ▁in ▁four ▁parts ▁by ▁John ▁Holland , ▁Mac cles field , ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Des olation ▁of ▁E y am ▁by ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁How itt , ▁London , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁ ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁E y am , ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague ▁in ▁Derby shire , ▁and ▁other ▁po ems ▁by ▁an ▁O LD ▁B L UE , ▁London , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . B ecause ▁of ▁its ▁subject , ▁the ▁poem ▁was ▁review ed ▁in ▁The ▁British ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁where ▁its ▁po etic ▁diction ▁is ▁taken ▁literally : ▁' The ▁author ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁p est il ence ▁and ▁its ▁hell born ▁bro od ; ▁and ▁again ▁of ▁fire bol ts ▁from ▁heaven ' s ▁re ek ing ▁nost r ils . ▁Such ▁phrase ology ▁apt ly ▁exempl ifies ▁the ▁mental ▁attitude ▁of ▁men ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁inf ancy ▁of ▁modern ▁science , ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁pl ague ▁they ▁saw ▁the ▁angry ▁stroke ▁of ▁off ended ▁De ity , ▁and ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁' sc our ge ' ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁what ▁we ▁know ▁to ▁be ▁only ▁the ▁sc our ge ▁of ▁fil th .' ▁ ▁" A ▁Mor al ▁Ball ad