History & Politics
Lines Written Extempore on Mr. Harley's Being Stabbed
History & Politics
On Britain Europe's safety lies,
Britain is lost if Harley dies:
Harley depends upon your skill:
Think what you save, or what you kill.
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MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “Lines Written Extempore on Mr. Harley's Being Stabbed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/215/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Lines Written Extempore on Mr. Harley's Being Stabbed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/215/.
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