Social Commentaries
Epigram 24 (When Cacus wrong'de me, this was his excuse,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
When Cacus wrong'de me, this was his excuse,
I meant no harme: I thought thee no abuse.
Well had he meant it worse I could not speede.
I could not fealt his thought more then his deede.
I would haue thankt him had the case so stood,
That he had meant me harme and doone me good.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 24 (When Cacus wrong'de me, this was his excuse,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/105/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 24 (When Cacus wrong'de me, this was his excuse,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/105/.
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