Social Commentaries
Epigram 40 (Castor doth grauely shake his holow beard,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5
Social Commentaries
Castor doth grauely shake his holow beard,
And talkes of pollicy and feates of warre.
Masters of state and rule, I am afearde,
He mindes to be some princes counseller.
Yet many misse which ayme in such a sort,
I thinke heele neuer be but of the court.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 40 (Castor doth grauely shake his holow beard,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/199/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 40 (Castor doth grauely shake his holow beard,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/199/.
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