Social Commentaries
To one that after ten years studie, brought forth a lamentable work
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 1
Social Commentaries
Ten years you say 'tis, since you 'gan to write:
So long in bringing forth so little wit?
So after ten years siege the Graecians won
But a dry ravisht Helen, and burnt town:
So Elephants bring forth, having ten years gone,
A foetuqus monster, such as you have done.
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Heath, Robert. “To one that after ten years studie, brought forth a lamentable work.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/93/.
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Heath, Robert. “To one that after ten years studie, brought forth a lamentable work.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/93/.
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