Social Commentaries
Of Soothsaying
From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 4
Social Commentaries
MIght Kings shun future mischief by foretelling
Thē amongst Soothsayers 'twere excellēt dweling
But if there be no means such harmes repelling,
The knowledge makes the sorrow more excelling.
But this, deare Soueraigne, me comfort doth,
That of these Sooth-sayers, very few say sooth.
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
Book 4, Epigram 48
Cite this poem
MLA
Harington, John. “Of Soothsaying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/220/.
Chicago
Harington, John. “Of Soothsaying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/220/.
Read this poem with the Codex →