Social Commentaries
On Lowsi-Patch
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 2
Social Commentaries
Who saies Patch lowsie vestments weareth, when
They are so threadbare that no vermin can
Upon them stick? Yes: though that they be thin
His loving lice stick closer to his skin.
Cite this poem
MLA
Heath, Robert. “On Lowsi-Patch.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/246/.
Chicago
Heath, Robert. “On Lowsi-Patch.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/246/.
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