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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by LAETITIA (VAN LEWEN) PILKINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: Lying is an occupation Last Line: Tis the practice of the great. | |||
Lying is an occupation Us'd by all who mean to rise; Politicians owe their station But to well concerted lies. These to lovers give assistance To ensnare the fair one's heart, And the virgin's best resistance Yields to this commanding art. Study this superior science, Would you rise in church or state, Bid to truth a bold defiance, 'Tis the practice of the great. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE, IN IMITATION OF HROACE by LAETITIA (VAN LEWEN) PILKINGTON SORROW by LAETITIA (VAN LEWEN) PILKINGTON ITALIAN PICTURES: JULY IN VALLOMBROSA by MINA LOY WHEN FIRST MY WAY by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN EVANGELINE; A TALE OF ACADIE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW PUCK AND THE FAIRY, FR. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
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