Social Commentaries

Epigram 5 (I See good Fortune runne before,)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7

Social Commentaries

I See good Fortune runne before,
As Palinurus sawe the shoare.
And if I die before it hitch,
Welfare mine eyes for they be rich.

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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 5 (I See good Fortune runne before,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/248/.

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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 5 (I See good Fortune runne before,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/248/.

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