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Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Anthony feigns him Sick of late)
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Anthony feigns him Sick of late,
Only to shew how he at home,
Lies in a Princely Bed of State,
And in a nobly furnish'd Room,
Adorn'd with Pictures of Vandike's,
A pair of Chrystal Candlesticks,
Rich Carpets, Quilts, the Devil, and all.
Then you his careful Friends, if ever,
You wish to cure him of his Fever,
Go lodge him in the Hospital.
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Cotton, Charles. “Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Anthony feigns him Sick of late).” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/255/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Anthony feigns him Sick of late).” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/255/.
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