Social Commentaries

Epigrams on Windows: Another, at Chester (II)

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Social Commentaries

My landlord is civil,
But dear as the d--l:
Your pockets grow empty
With nothing to tempt ye;
The wine is so sour,
'Twill give you a scour,
The beer and the ale
Are mingled with stale.
The veal is such carrion,
A dog would be weary on.
All this I have felt,
For I live on a smelt.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: Another, at Chester (II).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/114/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: Another, at Chester (II).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/114/.

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