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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EQUAL JUSTICE, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: By the mantuan law, the old chronicle faith
Last Line: Our host had been hung when he sold his bordeaux.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Hospitality; Jokes; Justice; Wine
First Line: By the mantuan law, the old chronicle faith
Last Line: Our host had been hung when he sold his bordeaux.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Hospitality; Jokes; Justice; Wine
BY the Mantuan law, the old chronicle faith,
The vendor of poison was sentenced to death;
Did the law now at Venice like justice bestow,
Our Host had been hung when he sold his Bordeaux.
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