Social Commentaries
To Overwise
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 1
Social Commentaries
Before a feast is crackt he laughs and swears
Good before—oh apprehensive ears!
That do like lightning thus prevent the stroke
And conceive thunder e'r the cloud is broke.
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MLA
Heath, Robert. “To Overwise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/133/.
Chicago
Heath, Robert. “To Overwise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/133/.
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