Social Commentaries
Epigram 12: He that doth beate his braines, and
From The Sculler (1612)
Social Commentaries
He that doth beate his braines, and tire his witt,
In hope thereby to please the multitude
As soone may ride a horse without a bitt,
Aboue the Moone, or sunnes high Altitude.
Then neither flattery, nor the hope of pelfe,
Hath made me write, but for to please my selfe.
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Taylor, John. “Epigram 12: He that doth beate his braines, and.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/48/.
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Taylor, John. “Epigram 12: He that doth beate his braines, and.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/48/.
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