English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoem ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by Ben Jonson


On a Robbery


RIDWAY robb'd DUNCOTE of three hundred pound,
Ridway was ta'en, arraign'd, condemn'd to die;
But, for this money, was a courtier found,
Begg'd Ridway's pardon: Duncote now doth cry,
Robb'd both of money, and the law's relief,
'The courtier is become the greater thief.' 



Ben Jonson


Ben Jonson's other poems:
  1. A Hymn to God the Father
  2. Venus' Runaway
  3. The Noble Balm
  4. Living By
  5. Porth Ceiriad Bay


Poem to print Print

1040 Views



Last Poems


To Russian version


Ðåéòèíã@Mail.ru

English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru