History & Politics
Epigram (Behold! A Proof of Irish Sense)
History & Politics
Behold! a proof of Irish sense;
Here Irish wit is seen!
When nothing's left that's worth defence,
We build a magazine.
Cite this poem
MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram (Behold! A Proof of Irish Sense).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/294/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Epigram (Behold! A Proof of Irish Sense).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/294/.
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