Living
An Epigram
From Poems on Several Occasions (1736)
Living
IF Words are Wind, as some allow,
No Promises can bind;
Since breaking of the strictest Vow,
Is only breaking Wind.
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Duck, Stephen. “An Epigram.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/36/.
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Duck, Stephen. “An Epigram.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/duck/36/.
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