Social Commentaries
Epigram: Like a snuffers, this loving old dame
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
Like a snuffers, this loving old dame,
By a destiny grievous enough,
Though so oft she has snapp'd at the flame,
Hath never more than the snuff.
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Moore, Thomas. “Epigram: Like a snuffers, this loving old dame.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/784/.
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Moore, Thomas. “Epigram: Like a snuffers, this loving old dame.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/784/.
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