Social Commentaries

Epigram 32 (Hearing my short writs, Momus saith of me,)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5

Social Commentaries

Hearing my short writs, Momus saith of me,
Why should not I endite as well as he?
As well as I Momus? so mought ye doe,
Rather then I should write as well as you.

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Hearing my short writs, Momus saith of me,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/192/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Hearing my short writs, Momus saith of me,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/192/.

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