Social Commentaries

Epigrams on Windows: At an Inn in England

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Social Commentaries

The glass, by lovers' nonsense blurr'd,
Dims and obscures our sight;
So, when our passions Love has stirr'd,
It darkens Reason's light.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: At an Inn in England.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/111/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: At an Inn in England.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/111/.

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