Social Commentaries

Of Galla's goodly Petiwigge

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 2

Social Commentaries

YOu see the goodly hayre that Galla weares,
'Tis certain her own hair, who would haue
She sweares it is her owne: and true she sweares:
For hard by Temple-barre last day she bought it.
So faire a haire, vpon so foule a forehead,
Augments disgrace, and showes the grace is borrowed

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Book 2, Epigram 66

MLA

Harington, John. “Of Galla's goodly Petiwigge.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/118/.

Chicago

Harington, John. “Of Galla's goodly Petiwigge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/118/.

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