Social Commentaries
On Sim and Simon
From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Social Commentaries
Though Sim, whilst Sim, in ill repute did live,
He yet was but a Knave diminutive;
But now his name being swell'd two letters bigger,
Simon's a Knave at length, and not in figure.
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Cotton, Charles. “On Sim and Simon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/25/.
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Cotton, Charles. “On Sim and Simon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/25/.
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