Social Commentaries
Epigram: An evil spirit's on thee, friend! of late
From Complete Poetical Works, ed. E. H. Coleridge (1912)
Social Commentaries
An evil spirit's on thee, friend! of late!
Ev'n from the hour thou cam'st to thy Estate.
Thy mirth all gone, thy kindness, thy discretion,
Th' estate hath prov'd to thee a most complete possession.
Shame, shame, old friend! would'st thou be truly best,
Be thy wealth's Lord, not slave! possessor not possess'd.
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Epigram: An evil spirit's on thee, friend! of late.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/328/.
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Epigram: An evil spirit's on thee, friend! of late.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/328/.
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