Social Commentaries

Against an Atheist

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 2

Social Commentaries

THat heau'ns are voide, & that no gods there are,
Rich Paulus saith, and all his proofe is this:
That while such blasphemies pronounce he dare,
He liueth here in ease, and earthly blisse.

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Book 2, Epigram 14

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Harington, John. “Against an Atheist.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/80/.

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Harington, John. “Against an Atheist.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/80/.

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