John Harington Poetry

John Harington was an English poet who was born n 1560. He passed away in 1612 and is remembered for his controversial poetry. He is best known for A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax

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Of Treason

‘Of Treason’ by John Harington is a two-line poem that uses humor and wit to describes the nature of successful and unsuccessful treason.

Treason doth never prosper; what's the reason?

For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

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