Social Commentaries

The same in Latine by the Author

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

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

Social Commentaries

NEc populo infenso, nec ruptis legibus vllis,
Lelus noster habet pingue sacerdotium,
Vnde sed hoc venit, vaen it tibi personet eccho,
Eccho, misodes, dicito an emit, emit.
Ilia ducentem, fructum que : senilibus annis
Illi patronus vendit auarus equum,
Aurea pro vetulo dat bis centena caballo,
Cui nec Turca pater, nec patria Italia est:
Ergo sacerdotium Regina pecunia donat,
Magno equitat precio, praedicat exiguo.

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Book 4

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Harington, John. “The same in Latine by the Author.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/216/.

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Harington, John. “The same in Latine by the Author.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/216/.

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