Social Commentaries

Of Dronkennesse

by George Turberville c. 1540–c. 1610

From Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets (1567)

Social Commentaries

AT night when Ale is in,
like friends we part to bed:
In mororw graye when Ale is out,
then hatred is in hed.

MLA

Turberville, George. “Of Dronkennesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/89/.

Chicago

Turberville, George. “Of Dronkennesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/89/.

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