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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.
Liber Tertius.
[My Booke is not for learned men nor wise]
Epigr. 2. In Corum.
Epigr. 3. Ad Iohannem Dauis.
Epigr. 4.
Epigr. 5. Ad comitem Essexiæ iam nauigaturum.
Epigr. 6. Ad eundem.
Epigr. 7.
Epigr. 8. In Philonem.
Epigr. 9.
Epigr. 10.
Epigr. Ad Lectorem.
Epigr. 12. Of a pudding.
Epigr. 13. A crossing of that Epigram
Epigr. 14. Of the Lions?
Epigr. 15. Of Ienkin.
Epigr. 16. Of an Ape.
Epigr. 17. Of Bankes horse.
Epigr. 18. Of Pymer which fell mad for the loue of his dogg Talbott
Epigr. 18. Ad Lectorem.
Epigr. 19. In Seuerum.
Epigr. 20. In eundem.
Epigr. 21.
Epigr. 21. Ad reginam Elizebetham.
Epigr. 22. Ad eandem.
Epigr. 23. Ad Do, Mountioy.
Epigr. 24. In Cacum.
Epigr. 25. In eundem
Epigr. 26. Ad Georgium Morton Armig.
Epigr. 27. Ad Richardum Eeds.
Epigr. 28. Ad Guilielmum Suttonum.
Epigr. 29.
Epigr. 30. Ad Cacum.
Epigr. 31. In Libellum.
Epigr. 32. Ad Mathonem.
Epigr. 33.
Epigr. 34. in Thymum.
Epigr. 35.
Epigr. 36.
Epigr. 37.
Epigr. 38. In Seuerum.
Epigr. 39. Ad Essexia comitem.
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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