Social Commentaries
Epigram 17 (Bankes hath an horse of wondrous qualitie,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
Bankes hath an horse of wondrous qualitie,
For he can fight, and pisse, and daunce, and lie.
And finde your purse, and tell what coyne ye haue.
But Bankes, who taught your horse to smel a knaue?
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 17 (Bankes hath an horse of wondrous qualitie,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/96/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 17 (Bankes hath an horse of wondrous qualitie,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/96/.
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