Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM, by HENRY KING (1592-1669) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: To what serve laws, where only money reogns? Last Line: And the court sits, but to allow the price. Subject(s): Courtship | ||||||||
To what serve Laws, where only Money reigns? Or where a poor man's cause no right obtains? Even those that most austerity pretend, Hire out their tongues, and words for profit lend. What's Judgement then, but public merchandise? And the Court sits, but to allow the price. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS YOU WALK OUT ONE MORNING by GLYN MAXWELL TALE OF THE MAYOR'S SON by GLYN MAXWELL THE RIVALS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MARJORIE'S WOOING by EMMA LAZARUS THE FORTUNATE SPILL by MARILYN NELSON REQUEST TO LEDA by DYLAN THOMAS A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS by HENRY KING (1592-1669) |
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