Social Commentaries

Epigram 23 (Caluus hath hayre neither on head or brow.)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 1

Social Commentaries

Caluus hath hayre neither on head or brow.
Yet he thanks God, that wit the hath enowe.
The witt may stand although the hayre doe fall
Tis true, but Caluus had no witt at all?

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 23 (Caluus hath hayre neither on head or brow.).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/23/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 23 (Caluus hath hayre neither on head or brow.).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/23/.

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