Social Commentaries
Epigram 18 (A Wonderfull scarsety will shortly ensue,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5
Social Commentaries
A Wonderfull scarsety will shortly ensue,
Of Butchers, of Bakers, of all such as brewe
Of Tanners, of Taylers, of Smithes and the rest.
Of all occupations that can expres'de,
In the yeare of our Lorde, six hundred and ten.
I thinke: for all these will be Gentlemen.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 18 (A Wonderfull scarsety will shortly ensue,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/178/.
Chicago
Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 18 (A Wonderfull scarsety will shortly ensue,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/178/.
Read this poem with the Codex →