Social Commentaries
Epigram 27 (Th'arke-Angell Michaell looketh wan & blewe,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7
Social Commentaries
Th'arke-Angell Michaell looketh wan & blewe,
More then his predecessor Bartlemewe.
More then his neighbour Mathew: as men say,
Because he hath so many debts to pay.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 27 (Th'arke-Angell Michaell looketh wan & blewe,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/267/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 27 (Th'arke-Angell Michaell looketh wan & blewe,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/267/.
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