Social Commentaries
Epigram 18 (Caius hath brought from forraine landes,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7
Social Commentaries
Caius hath brought from forraine landes,
A sootie wench with many handes.
Which doe in goolden letters say,
She is his wife not stolne away.
He mought haue sau'de with small discretion,
Paper inke and all confession.
For none that seeth her face and making,
Will iudge her stolne but by mistaking.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 18 (Caius hath brought from forraine landes,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/259/.
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