Religion
Epigram 27: Prudence
From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)
Religion
Tis strange that Prudence should be wild and rude,
Whose very name doth Modesty include:
The reason is, for ought that I can see,
Her name and nature doth not well agree.
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Taylor, John. “Epigram 27: Prudence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/194/.
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