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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...PRIMROSE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS TO A MISTRESS DYING by WILLIAM DAVENANT A LINE-STORM SONG by ROBERT FROST THE BRAES OF YARROW by JOHN LOGAN (1748-1788) LAMENT OF THE MASTER ERSKINE by ALEXANDER SCOTT (1520-1590) |
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