Social Commentaries

An Epigram called the Court-Attourney

by Richard Brathwaite 1588?–1673

From A Strappado for the Divell (1615)

Social Commentaries

Who's you, young Stephano? why sure you iest.
You Gallants ride with 4. coach-horse at least;
Besides there is euen in his very eye,
A kinde of Court-like formall maiestie:
Its true; yet it is he: for you must know,
Young Stephano is turn'd a Courtier now
Which makes him complete, and whers'ere he goe,
He has his ducke, or its not worth a strawe:
But I do doubt, nor be my doubts in vaine,
The Courtier must Atturney turne againe.
And then he must be stript of euery ragge,
And fall againe vnto his buckram-bagge:
If this befall, I shall be sorry for't,
Sith Iohn astyles gets but small grace at Court.

MLA

Brathwaite, Richard. “An Epigram called the Court-Attourney.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brathwaite/28/.

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Brathwaite, Richard. “An Epigram called the Court-Attourney.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brathwaite/28/.

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