Social Commentaries
Joan Cudgels Ned
Social Commentaries
Joan cudgels Ned, yet Ned's a bully;
Will cudgels Bess, yet Will's a cully.
Die Ned and Bess; give Will to Joan,
She dares not say her life's her own.
Die Joan and Will; give Bess to Ned,
And every day she combs his head.
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Swift, Jonathan. “Joan Cudgels Ned.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/129/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Joan Cudgels Ned.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/129/.
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