Social Commentaries
Epigram 32 (Essex, the ends which men so saine would ...)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 2
Social Commentaries
Essex, the ends which men so saine would finde,
Riches, for which most are industrious.
Honour, for which most men are vertuous,
Are but beginnings to thy noble minde:
Which thou as meanes dost frankly spend vpon,
Thy countries good, by thy true honour wonne.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Essex, the ends which men so saine would ...).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/72/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 32 (Essex, the ends which men so saine would ...).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/72/.
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