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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE AUTHOR'S MANNER OF LIVING, by JONATHAN SWIFT Poet's Biography
First Line: On rainy days I dine alone
Last Line: I pay my club, and so god b' y' --
Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature
First Line: On rainy days I dine alone
Last Line: I pay my club, and so god b' y' --
Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature
On rainy days alone I dine,
Upon a chick, and pint of wine.
On rainy days, I dine alone,
And pick my chicken to the bone:
But this my servants much enrages,
No scraps remain to save board-wages.
In weather fine I nothing spend,
But often sponge upon a friend:
Yet where he's not so rich as I;
I pay my club, and so God b' y' --
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