Social Commentaries
Earning a Dinner
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
Full oft doth Mat. with Topaz dine,
Eateth baked meats, drinketh Greek wine;
But Topaz his own werke rehearseth;
And Mat. mote praise what Topaz verseth.
Now sure as priest did e'er shrive sinner,
Full hardly earneth Mat. his dinner.
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Prior, Matthew. “Earning a Dinner.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/39/.
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Prior, Matthew. “Earning a Dinner.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/39/.
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