Social Commentaries
Epigram 35 (With charge of soules as Polititians say,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5
Social Commentaries
With charge of soules as Polititians say,
Possesse one clerke should but one benefice.
But without charge of soules, we see how they.
Sticke not to lay vp, fowre and seauen apiece.
We clerkes would keepe one liuing and no moe.
So you which are not clerks would keepe but two.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 35 (With charge of soules as Polititians say,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/194/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 35 (With charge of soules as Polititians say,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/194/.
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