Social Commentaries

To all in generall on whose names I haue Anagrammatized

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)

Social Commentaries

Maiesticke Sol whose eye Eclipsing Raies,
Shine with admired splendor or'e this land:
And all you Mercuries, of Mars his band,
Whose words and swords your temples crownes with baies.
Your pardons grant me if I haue transgrest,
If you forgiue, Ile deale with all the rest.

MLA

Taylor, John. “To all in generall on whose names I haue Anagrammatized.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/94/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “To all in generall on whose names I haue Anagrammatized.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/94/.

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