Social Commentaries

Epigram 39: Out of the pan into the fire

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)

Social Commentaries

Tom sencelesse, to the death doth hate a play:
But yet heele play the drunkard euery day,
He railes at plaies, and yet doth ten times worse,
He'le dice, he'le bowle, he'le whore, he'le sweare, he'le curse,
When for one two pence (if this humor please)
He might go see a play, and scape all these:
But tis mans vse in these pestiferous times
To hate the least, and loue the greatest crimes.

MLA

Taylor, John. “Epigram 39: Out of the pan into the fire.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/206/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “Epigram 39: Out of the pan into the fire.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/206/.

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