Social Commentaries

To a Friend

by Ben Jonson 1572-1637

From Epigrams (1616)

Social Commentaries

To put out the word, whore, thou dost me woo,
Throughout my book. Troth, put out woman too.

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Epigrams, no. 83.

MLA

Jonson, Ben. “To a Friend.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/124/.

Chicago

Jonson, Ben. “To a Friend.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/124/.

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