Social Commentaries

On Philautus

by Robert Heath fl. 1636–1659

From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 1

Social Commentaries

Philautus thinks each woman that doth view
His proper person, streight must love him too
Alas Town cladder thou'rt mistane I see,
Thou lov'st thy self, and them, they laugh at thee.

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Heath, Robert. “On Philautus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/110/.

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Heath, Robert. “On Philautus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/110/.

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