Social Commentaries

Epigram 16 (He that would know an Ape, may be ...)

by Thomas Bastard 1565/6–1618

From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3

Social Commentaries

He that would know an Ape, may be to seeke,
An Ape is that, which an Ape is not like.

MLA

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 16 (He that would know an Ape, may be ...).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/95/.

Chicago

Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 16 (He that would know an Ape, may be ...).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/95/.

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