Social Commentaries
Against an vnthrifty Lynus
From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 3
Social Commentaries
MAny men maruaile Lynus doth not thriue,
That had more trades then any man aliue;
As first, a Broker, then a Petty-fogger,
A Traueller, a Gamster, and a Cogger,
A Coyner, a Promoter, and a Bawde,
A Spy, a Practicer in euery fraude:
And missing thrift by these lewd trades and sinister,
He takes the best, yet proues the worst, a Minister.
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Codex Note
Book 3, Epigram 14
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