Social Commentaries

Epigram 16 (Daniell, beside the subiect of thy verse,)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 6

Social Commentaries

Daniell, beside the subiect of thy verse,
With thy rich vaine and stile adorned so.
Besides that sweetnes with which I confesse,
Thou in thy proper kinde dost ouerflowe.
Me thinkes thou steal'st my Epigrams away,
And this small glory for which now I waite.
For reading thee me thinks thus would I say.
This hits my vaine, this had beene my conceipt.
But when I come my selfe to doe the like,
Then pardon me, for I am farre to seeke.

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 16 (Daniell, beside the subiect of thy verse,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/216/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 16 (Daniell, beside the subiect of thy verse,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/216/.

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