Social Commentaries

Epigram 27 (Eeds, onely thou an Epigram dost season,)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3

Social Commentaries

Eeds, onely thou an Epigram dost season,
With a sweete tast and relish of enditing.
With sharpes of sense, and delicates of reason,
With salt of witt and wonderfull delighting.
Form my iudgement him thou hast exprest,
In whose sweet mouth hony did build her nest.

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 27 (Eeds, onely thou an Epigram dost season,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/108/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 27 (Eeds, onely thou an Epigram dost season,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/108/.

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