Social Commentaries
To a Young Lady Who Stole a Pen from the Prince of Wales's Standish
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Sweet nymph, who art, it seems, accused
Of stealing George's pen,
Use it thyself, and having used,
E'en give it him again.
The Plume of his that has one scrap
Of thy good sense express'd,
Will be a Feather in his cap
Worth more than all his Crest.
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MLA
Cowper, William. “To a Young Lady Who Stole a Pen from the Prince of Wales's Standish.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/272/.
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Cowper, William. “To a Young Lady Who Stole a Pen from the Prince of Wales's Standish.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/272/.
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