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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM: ON MONGREL ESQUIRE, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: His bought arms mong not liked; for his first day
Last Line: And hath no honour lost, our duellists say.
Variant Title(s): On Mongrel Esquire
First Line: His bought arms mong not liked; for his first day
Last Line: And hath no honour lost, our duellists say.
Variant Title(s): On Mongrel Esquire
His bought arms Mong' not liked; for his first day
Of bearing them in field, he threw 'hem away:
And hath no honour lost, our duellists say.
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