Social Commentaries
Epigram 6 (Goold, wealth, and gleab, how many friends will ...)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7
Social Commentaries
Goold, wealth, and gleab, how many friends will yeeld?
But few in witt will giue place to their friend.
Why Martiall? many haue goold wealth & gleab
But few haue witt, if so our strife hath ende.
And sooth se sayes Strangwaies, but yet I would,
That I for want of witt might say heers goold.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 6 (Goold, wealth, and gleab, how many friends will ...).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/249/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 6 (Goold, wealth, and gleab, how many friends will ...).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/249/.
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