On The High Price Of Fish Poem by William Cowper

On The High Price Of Fish

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Cocoa-nut naught,
Fish too dear,
None must be bought,
For us that are here:

No lobster on earth,
That ever I saw,
To me would be worth
Sixpence a claw.

So dear madam, wait
Till fish can be got
At a reas'nable rate
Whether lobster or not;

Till the French and the Dutch
Have quitted the seas,
And then send as much
And as oft as you please.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fabrizio Frosini 21 February 2016

'' No lobster on earth, / That ever I saw, / To me would be worth / Sixpence a claw. '' ITALIAN: Non c'è aragosta sulla terra, Degna d'esser vista, Che per me valga Sei pence a chela.

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