History & Politics

Epigram on Wood's Brass Money

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

History & Politics

Carteret was welcomed to the shore
First with the brazen cannon's roar;
To meet him next the soldier comes,
With brazen trumps and brazen drums;
Approaching near the town he hears
The brazen bells salute his ears:
But when Wood's brass began to sound,
Guns, trumpets, drums, and bells, were drown'd.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram on Wood's Brass Money.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/245/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram on Wood's Brass Money.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/245/.

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