Social Commentaries
Epigram 14 (Thymus hath sinnde the sinne of symony.)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5
Social Commentaries
Thymus hath sinnde the sinne of symony.
Both for himselfe and all posteritie.
He hath made cleane dispache and quite remou'd
That holy land, so long so deerely lou'de:
Better for their soules health prouide who coulde,
Which shall not sinn hereafter thought they would?
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 14 (Thymus hath sinnde the sinne of symony.).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/174/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 14 (Thymus hath sinnde the sinne of symony.).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/174/.
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