Social Commentaries
Epigram 10 (When bākrupt Tamus, his chānel scarse did wer)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
When bākrupt Tamus, his chānel scarse did wer
He was great store of water in our dett,
Which all he payde vs, when an other yeare
Hee pleaded at the barre at Westminstere.
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MLA
Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 10 (When bākrupt Tamus, his chānel scarse did wer).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/89/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 10 (When bākrupt Tamus, his chānel scarse did wer).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/89/.
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