Social Commentaries
Epigram 39 (If I could turne my verse into desart,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
If I could turne my verse into desart,
Or tune my sense to thy nobilitie.
Great Essex, then should'st thou enioy my arte,
And chalenge me thy Poet worthely.
But since I cannot equall thee with art
Take thy reward out of thine owne desart.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 39 (If I could turne my verse into desart,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/120/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 39 (If I could turne my verse into desart,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/120/.
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