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Epigram 46: Reader, if any thing this Booke did

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Sculler (1612)

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Reader, if any thing this Booke did cost,
Thou needst not deeme thy coyne and labor lost:
Twill serue thee well Tobacco for to dry,
Or when thou talkst with mother Anthony.
Twill serue for Muckenders for want of ,
So farwell Reader, I remaine thy detter.

MLA

Taylor, John. “Epigram 46: Reader, if any thing this Booke did.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/83/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “Epigram 46: Reader, if any thing this Booke did.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/83/.

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