Social Commentaries

Co-Operation

by Ambrose Bierce 1842–c. 1914

From Shapes of Clay (1903)

Social Commentaries

No more the swindler singly seeks his prey;
To hunt in couples is the modern way--
A rascal, from the public to purloin,
An honest man to hide away the coin.

MLA

Bierce, Ambrose. “Co-Operation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/394/.

Chicago

Bierce, Ambrose. “Co-Operation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/394/.

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