Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPIGRAM ON SCOLDING, by JONATHAN SWIFT Poet's Biography First Line: Great folks are of a finer mould Last Line: For whore and rogue; and dog and bitch. Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary | ||||||||
Great folks are of a finer mould; Lord! how politely they can scold. While a coarse English tongue will itch For whore and rogue; and dog and bitch. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOWYOUBEENS' by TERRANCE HAYES MY LIFE: REASON LOOKS FOR TWO, THEN ARRANGES IT FROM THERE by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN CANADA IN ENGLISH by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THERE IS NO WORD by TONY HOAGLAND CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER AND MOST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ?Ǫ by JOHN HOLLANDER A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NYMPH GOING TO BED by JONATHAN SWIFT |
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