Social Commentaries
On Prophane
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 2
Social Commentaries
Prophane ne'r speaks of God, but in his oathes,
Which he doth change more often than his cloathes:
Nor thinks he on him when he vainly swears,
Oh Atheist, that nor God, nor Devil fears.
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Heath, Robert. “On Prophane.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/222/.
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