Living

The Dean's Manner of Living

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Living

On rainy days alone I dine
Upon a chick and pint of wine.
On rainy days I dine alone,
And pick my chicken to the bone;
But this my servants much enrages,
No scraps remain to save board-wages.
In weather fine I nothing spend,
But often spunge upon a friend;
Yet, where he's not so rich as I,
I pay my club, and so good b'ye.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “The Dean's Manner of Living.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/102/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “The Dean's Manner of Living.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/102/.

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