Social Commentaries
Epigram 1 (If thou thinke, Reader, that desire of gayne,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7
Social Commentaries
If thou thinke, Reader, that desire of gayne,
Hath mou'de me to indite or stir'de my veyne.
Or rather if thou thinke I vndertake,
To come vpon this stage for glories sake.
Ile giue thee all that profitt and that praise.
And make me but a Lawyer for three daies.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 1 (If thou thinke, Reader, that desire of gayne,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/244/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 1 (If thou thinke, Reader, that desire of gayne,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/244/.
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