Social Commentaries
Epigram 30 (He which an elder seeking to defame,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 7
Social Commentaries
He which an elder seeking to defame,
Reueales his secret to his enemies.
Deserues the heauy curse of wicked Cham,
Which did contemne his fathers priuities.
The Sire was dronke, and yet the plague did light,
Vpon the sonne which scornd a sinfull sight.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 30 (He which an elder seeking to defame,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/270/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 30 (He which an elder seeking to defame,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/270/.
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