Author Thomas Parnell How foolish men on expeditions go! Unweeting wantons of their wetting woe! For drizzling damps descend adown the plain And seem a thicker dew, or thinner rain; Yet dew or rain may wet us to the shift, We'll not be slow to visit Dr Swift. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments