History & Politics
Verses on the Upright Judge Who Condemned the Drapier's Printer
History & Politics
The church I hate, and have good reason,
For there my grandsire cut his weasand:
He cut his weasand at the altar;
I keep my gullet for the halter.
Cite this poem
MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “Verses on the Upright Judge Who Condemned the Drapier's Printer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/253/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Verses on the Upright Judge Who Condemned the Drapier's Printer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/253/.
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