Poem of the week: Rich or Poor, or Saint and Sinner by Thomas Love Peacock
A sharply satirical attack on unevenly applied 19th-century laws to enforce religious observance still bites today
Rich or Poor, or Saint and Sinner
The poor man’s sins are glaring;
In the face of ghostly warning
He is caught in the fact
Of an overt act —
Buying greens on Sunday morning.

© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian


