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Chrestoleros
Seuen bookes of Epigrames written by T. B. [i.e. Thomas Bastard]
Bastard, Thomas (1565 or 6-1618)
[section]
[dedication]
[If I my Pen an higher taske should set]
ΕΠΙΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΩΝ
Liber Primus.
Liber Secundus.
[Thou which deluding raisest vp a fame]
Epigr. 2. In Porum.
Epigr. 3.
Epigr. 4. Ad Henricum Wottonum.
Epigr. 5. In hospitem quendam.
Epigr. 6. De mensæ Iannarii quæ fuit an: do. 1595.
Epigr. 7. In Lætum.
Epigr. 8.
Epigr. 9.
Epigr. 10.
Epigr. 11.
Epigr. 12. In Zoilum.
Epigr. 13. In Cacum.
Epigr. 14. Epitaphium barbæ cuius erat Psillus.
Epigr. 15.
Epigr. 16. Ad Lectorem.
Epigr. 17. Ad Aulicos.
Epigr. 18. In inuidum.
Epigr. 19. In Fœnatores.
Epigr. 20.
Epigr. 21. In Momum.
Epigr. 22.
Epigr. 23. In Misum.
Epigr. 27. In Lalum.
Epigr. 25. In habentem longam barbam.
Epigr. 26.
Epigr. 27. In Lætum.
Epigr. 28.
Epigr. 29. in Papam.
Epigr. 30. Ad reginam Elizabetham.
Epigr. 31. Ad Lectorem.
Epigr. 32. Ad Comitem Essexiæ.
Epigr. 33.
Epigr. 34.
Epigr. 35. In Fortunum.
Epigr. 36. Ad Sextum.
Epigr. 37. Ad Guilielmum Sutton.
Epigr. 38. In Caium.
Epigr. 39.
Epigr. 40. De libro suo.
Liber Tertius.
Liber Quartus.
Liber Quintus.
Liber Sextus.
Liber Septimus
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Epigr. 39. Ad Essexia comitem.
If
I could turne my verse into desart,
Or tune my sense to thy nobilitie.
Great
Essex
, then should'st thou enjoy my arte,
And chalenge me thy Poet worthely.
But since I cannot equall thee with art
Take thy reward out of thine owne desart.
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