Social Commentaries
On Some Lines of Lopez De Vega
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
If the man who turnips cries,
Cry not when his father dies,
'Tis a proof that he had rather
Have a turnip than his father.
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Johnson, Samuel. “On Some Lines of Lopez De Vega.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_samuel/48/.
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Johnson, Samuel. “On Some Lines of Lopez De Vega.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_samuel/48/.
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