Using "atomize" the versions with arbitrary Trueprops can be proven.
theory Prove
imports Main
begin
ML {*
val r = ref (NONE:(unit -> term) option)
*}
ML {*
let
fun setup_proof (txt, pos) lthy =
let
val trm = ML_Context.evaluate lthy true ("r", r) txt
in
Proof.theorem_i NONE (K I) [[(trm,[])]] lthy
end;
val setup_proof_parser = OuterParse.ML_source >> setup_proof
val kind = OuterKeyword.thy_goal
in
OuterSyntax.local_theory_to_proof "prove" "proving a proposition"
kind setup_proof_parser
end
*}
end