Social Commentaries

Epigrams on Windows: Written upon a Window Where There Was No Writing Before

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Social Commentaries

Thanks to my stars, I once can see
A window here from scribbling free!
Here no conceited coxcombs pass,
To scratch their paltry drabs on glass;
Nor party fool is calling names,
Or dealing crowns to George and James.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: Written upon a Window Where There Was No Writing Before.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/116/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigrams on Windows: Written upon a Window Where There Was No Writing Before.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/116/.

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