Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANOTHER TO THOMAS LORD ELLESMERE, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The judge his favour timely then extends Last Line: He does you wrong, that craves you to do right. | ||||||||
The judge his favour timely then extends, When a good cause is destitute of friends, Without the pomp of council; or more aid, Than to make falsehood blush, and fraud afraid: When those good few, that her defenders be, Are there for charity, and not for fee. Such shall you hear today, and find great foes Both armed with wealth, and slander to oppose, Who thus long safe, would gain upon the times A right by the prosperity of their crimes; Who, though their guilt, and perjury they know, Think, yea and boast, that they have done it so As though the court pursues them on the scent, They will come off, and 'scape the punishment. When this appears, just lord, to your sharp sight, He does you wrong, that craves you to do right. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON A FIT OF RHYME AGAINST RHYME [OR, RIME] by BEN JONSON A NYMPH'S PASSION by BEN JONSON A SONNET, TO THE NOBLE LADY, THE LADY MARY WROTH by BEN JONSON AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON EPICOENE; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN: FREEDOM IN DRESS by BEN JONSON EPIGRAM: 118. ON GUT by BEN JONSON |
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