Social Commentaries
Epigram 33: Vpon the burning of the Globe
From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)
Social Commentaries
Aspiring Phaeton with pride inspirde,
Misguiding Phaebus Carre, the world the firde:
But Ouid did with fiction serue his turne,
And I in action sawe the Globe to burne.
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Taylor, John. “Epigram 33: Vpon the burning of the Globe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/200/.
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Taylor, John. “Epigram 33: Vpon the burning of the Globe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/200/.
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