Social Commentaries
Epigram from the French
Social Commentaries
Who can believe with common sense,
A bacon slice gives God offence;
Or, how a herring has a charm
Almighty vengeance to disarm?
Wrapp'd up in majesty divine,
Does he regard on what we dine?
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MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram from the French.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/127/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram from the French.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/127/.
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