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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM, by FRANCOIS GUILLAUME JEAN STANISLAS ANDRIEUX First Line: How many rogues are in the town Last Line: Harpin, exist--including you? Alternate Author Name(s): Andrieux, F. S. | |||
HOW many rogues are in the town, Harpin?--without yourself I mean. 'A joker always moves my spleen, So better leave such jokes alone.' Well, be it so. I start anew, And therefore smooth your angry frown. How many rogues within the town, Harpin, exist--including you? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SWEET STAY-AT-HOME by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON EARLY RISING by JOHN GODFREY SAXE ETUDE REALISTE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 5. NIGHT SONG AT AMALFI by SARA TEASDALE AT THE GRAVE OF BURNS; SEVEN YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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