When I but call a flagrant Whore unsound, Or have a Pimp or Flaterer in the Wind, Sapho enrag'd crys out your Back is round, Adonis screams -- Ah! Foe to all Mankind! Thanks, dirty Pair! you teach me what to say, When you attack my Morals, Sense, or Truth, I answer thus -- poor Sapho you grow grey, And sweet Adonis -- you have lost a Tooth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HIGH PLAINS RAG by JAMES GALVIN THE BLACK MONKEY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |