Social Commentaries
Epigram 28 (Here lyes Dicke Pinner. O vngentle death,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 4
Social Commentaries
Here lyes Dicke Pinner. O vngentle death,
Why didst thou rob Dick Pinner of his breath
For liuing he by scraping of a pinn:
Made better dust then thou hast made of him.
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MLA
Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 28 (Here lyes Dicke Pinner. O vngentle death,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/148/.
Chicago
Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 28 (Here lyes Dicke Pinner. O vngentle death,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/148/.
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