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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HYPOCRISY, by SAMUEL BUTLER (1612-1680) Poet's Biography First Line: Hypocrisy will serve as well Last Line: As well as eggs to make hens lay. Subject(s): Hypocrisy | |||
HYPOCRISY will serve as well To propagate a church, as zeal; As persecution and promotion Do equally advance devotion; So round white stones will serve, they say, As well as eggs to make hens lay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE SOLILOQUY OF THE SPANISH CLOISTER by ROBERT BROWNING ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS by ROBERT BURNS HOLY WILLIE'S PRAYER by ROBERT BURNS THE LATEST DECALOGUE by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH TWO: 3 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS WE WEAR THE MASK by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MAGGOTS OF FLATTERY by SAMUEL BUTLER (1612-1680) |
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