Lines Written Extempore On Mr. Harley’s Being Stabbed, And Addressed To His Physician, 1710-11 Poem by Jonathan Swift

Lines Written Extempore On Mr. Harley’s Being Stabbed, And Addressed To His Physician, 1710-11

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On Britain Europe's safety lies,
Britain is lost if Harley dies:
Harley depends upon your skill:
Think what you save, or what you kill.

Jonathan Swift
Monday, April 12, 2010
Topic(s) of this poem: lies,lost
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