Social Commentaries
To Mistresse Rose.
From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)
Social Commentaries
Anagramma SORE.
Sound Rose, though Sore thy Anagram doth meane,
Mistake it not, it meanes no sore vncleane:
But it Alludes vnto the lofty skie
In which thy vertue shall both Sore and slye.
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Taylor, John. “To Mistresse Rose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/166/.
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Taylor, John. “To Mistresse Rose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/166/.
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