Social Commentaries

To Sir Gregorie Nonsense

by Robert Heath fl. 1636–1659

From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 1

Social Commentaries

When you to little purpose much do talk
Repeating stil the same thing, and I baulk
Your weaker argument to avoid delay;
Angry you'd have me hear you out, you say,
I'have heard thee out too long, where you ha' bin
Wide from the purpose, now lets hear thee in.

MLA

Heath, Robert. “To Sir Gregorie Nonsense.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/124/.

Chicago

Heath, Robert. “To Sir Gregorie Nonsense.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/124/.

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