Social Commentaries

Swift to Sheridan

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Social Commentaries

Poor Tom, wilt thou never accept a defiance,
Though I dare you to more than quadruple alliance.
You're so retrograde, sure you were born under Cancer;
Must I make myself hoarse with demanding an answer?
If this be your practice, mean scrub, I assure ye,
And swear by each Fate, and your new friends, each Fury,
I'll drive you to Cavan, from Cavan to Dundalk;
I'll tear all your rules, and demolish your pun-talk:
Nay, further, the moment you're free from your scalding,
I'll chew you to bullets, and puff you at Baldwin.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “Swift to Sheridan.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/309/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “Swift to Sheridan.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/309/.

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