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.' 

2. Living By
3. On Poet-Ape
4. Natural Progress
5. Begging Another

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