Clod(noun) a lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. Clod(noun) the ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. Clod(noun) that which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul.
Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban, also called (1603â18) Sir Francis Bacon (born January 22, 1561, York House, London, Englandâdied April 9, 1626, London), lord chancellor of England (1618â21).
1 Sir Francis Bacon was a linguist and a composer. (Necessary to write the sonnets.)  He was a lawyer, an able barrister and a polished courtier and possessed the intimate knowledge of parliamentary law and the etiquette of the royal court revealed in the Shakespearian plays.