Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRUE AND FAITHFUL INVENTORY OF GOODS BELONGING TO DR. SWIFT, by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) Poet's Biography First Line: An oaken, broken elbow-chair Last Line: Why not, as well as doctor swift? Subject(s): Property; Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Possessions | ||||||||
An oaken, broken elbow-chair; A caudle-cup, without an ear; A battered, shattered ash bedstead; A box of deal, without a lid; A pair of tongs, but out of joint; A back-sword poker, without point; A pot that's cracked across, around, With an old knotted garter bound; An iron lock, without a key; A wig, with hanging quite grown grey; A curtain, worn to half a stripe; A pair of bellows, without pipe; A dish, which might good meat afford once; An Ovid, and an old Concordance; A bottle bottom, wooden platter, One is for meal, and one for water; There likewise is a copper skillet, Which runs as fast out as you fill it; A candlestick, snuff dish, and save-all, And thus his household goods you have all. These, to your Lordship, as a friend, Till you have built, I freely lend; They'll serve your Lordship for a shift; Why not, as well as Doctor Swift? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE; CHAMBER AND SOUL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS FAREWELL TO FARGO: SELLING THE HOUSE by KAREN SWENSON GETTING AND SPENDING by LINDA GREGERSON LEGAL FICTION by WILLIAM EMPSON A LETTER FROM DR. SHERIDAN TO DR. SWIFT by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) A LETTER OF ADVICE TO RIGHT HON. JOHN EARL OF ORRERY by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) A PROLOGUE TO A PLAY PERFORMED AT MR. SHERIDAN'S SCHOOL by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) |
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