Social Commentaries

Epigram 32 (Matho, if common liking might suffice,)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3

Social Commentaries

Matho, if common liking might suffice,
And temprate iudgement, when you do repeat,
Then would I praise your verses once or twise.
But I must rage and cry, and sweare and sweat,
I must condemne the writers of all ages,
And wrong diuiner wits which were before:
When hauing spent and consum'de all my praises
Yet you reade on, and yet you looke for more.
Henceforth looke for no praise at your recyting.
Wordes are but winde, i'le set it downe in writing.

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Matho, if common liking might suffice,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/113/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Matho, if common liking might suffice,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/113/.

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