Social Commentaries
Epigram 8 (Phylo is richly rayde, and beareth hye)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
Phylo is richly rayde, and beareth hye
His great reuenues dated in his coate,
Coyne, iewels, plate and land: loa heere they lie.
This is their last which lately so did floate.
First in his bely shipt they suffred wracke.
Now they are landed all vpon his backe.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 8 (Phylo is richly rayde, and beareth hye).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/87/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 8 (Phylo is richly rayde, and beareth hye).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/87/.
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