Social Commentaries
Epigram 3 (My booke, some handes in Oxford wil thee ...)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 4
Social Commentaries
My booke, some handes in Oxford wil thee take,
And beare thee home, and louingly respect thee
And entertaine thee for thy masters sake:
And for thy masters sake some will reiect thee.
But to my faithfull friendes commend I thee.
And to mine enemies, commend thou me.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 3 (My booke, some handes in Oxford wil thee ...).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/123/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 3 (My booke, some handes in Oxford wil thee ...).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/123/.
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