Social Commentaries
Id. Lib. 5. Ep. 44 — De Thaide, & Lecania
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
Thais her Teeth are black, as jet, or Crow:
Lecania's Teeth are white, as driven snow.
The reason of it easily is known,
Lecania bought Teeth wears, Thais her own.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 5. Ep. 44 — De Thaide, & Lecania.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/208/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Id. Lib. 5. Ep. 44 — De Thaide, & Lecania.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/208/.
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