Social Commentaries
Epigram 8 (When the great forests dwelling was so wide,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 6
Social Commentaries
When the great forests dwelling was so wide,
And carelesse wood grew fast by the fires side:
Then dogs did want the sheepherds field to keepe.
Now we want Foxes to consume our sheepe.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 8 (When the great forests dwelling was so wide,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/208/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 8 (When the great forests dwelling was so wide,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/208/.
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