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Epigram 1. To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield, Baron of Shelford, &c. My Uncle
From A Chain of Golden Poems (1658)
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My Lord, you are my Patron; and I'le tell
The reason why, then judge if I do well:
None of these Epigrams are worth a rush;
And naughty Wine doth need a gallant bush.
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Cokain, Aston. “Epigram 1. To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield, Baron of Shelford, &c. My Uncle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cokain/44/.
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Cokain, Aston. “Epigram 1. To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield, Baron of Shelford, &c. My Uncle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cokain/44/.
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