Social Commentaries

The Satirist

by Gruffudd Hiraethog d. 1564

Translated by George Borrow (Welsh Poems and Ballads, 1915) · From Welsh Poems and Ballads (1915)

Social Commentaries

He who satire loves to sing,
On himself will satire bring.

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From "Wild Wales". Printed as "From Gruffydd Hiraethog".

MLA

Hiraethog, Gruffudd. “The Satirist.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gruffudd-hiraethog/0/.

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Hiraethog, Gruffudd. “The Satirist.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gruffudd-hiraethog/0/.

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