That sermon, reverend Sir, which you have bought,
To save your idle brain the toil of thought,
You read in such a dull, lethargic tone,
It seems almost as stupid as your own.
* * * * *
Pursefull's a stickler for the law's abuse:
To him, 'tis clear, it was of sterling use.
* * * * *
Pursefull still advocates the law's abuse.
What moralist can gratitude condemn?
They, formerly, have done so much for him;
Ought he not, now, to do his best for them?
Epigram On Hearing A Parson Read Very Badly A Sermon He Had Bought
Thomas Oldham
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Poem topics: clear, brain, thought, save, gratitude, stupid, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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