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To an ill Reader

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 4

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THe verses, Sextus, thou doost read, are mine;
But with bad reading thou wilt make thē thine.

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Book 4, Epigram 1

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Harington, John. “To an ill Reader.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/184/.

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Harington, John. “To an ill Reader.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/184/.

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