Social Commentaries
On Jack Summer, who with two shillings, won twenty pounds of Captaine Swallow.
From The Muses Melody in a Consort of Poetrie ([1680?])
Social Commentaries
WHen poor Iack Summer was an overcomer
Of Swallows purse, one Swallow made a Summer.
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Jordan, Thomas. “On Jack Summer, who with two shillings, won twenty pounds of Captaine Swallow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jordan/100/.
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Jordan, Thomas. “On Jack Summer, who with two shillings, won twenty pounds of Captaine Swallow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jordan/100/.
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