Social Commentaries

Against Lynus a writer

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

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

Social Commentaries

I Heare that Lynus growes in wondrous choller,
Because I said, he wrote but like a scholler.
If I haue said so, Linus, I must grant it,
What ere I speake thy scholler-ship concerning,
I neuer thought, or meant, that thou hast learning:
But that hereof may grow some more recitall,
I'le teach thee how to make mee full requitall.
Say thou to breed me equall spight and choller,
Misacmos neuer writes, but like a scholler.

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Book 2, Epigram 11

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Harington, John. “Against Lynus a writer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/77/.

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Harington, John. “Against Lynus a writer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/77/.

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