Social Commentaries
The Swallows
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
The prince came in and said't was cold,
Then put to his head the rummer,
Till SWALLOW after SWALLOW came,
When he pronounced it summer.
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. “The Swallows.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sheridan_rb/2/.
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. “The Swallows.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sheridan_rb/2/.
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