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The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington

... digested into fovre bookes: three whereof neuer before published
Harington, John (1560-1612)

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THE EPISTLE TO ALL Readers, that Epigrams must bee read attentiuely, that Legere & non intellegere, est negligere.
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Sir Iohn Harringtons Epigrams, the first Booke.
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Sir Iohn Harringtons Epigrams, the second Booke.
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Sir Iohn Harringtons Epigrams, the third Booke.
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1 Yong Haywoods answere to my Lord of Warwicke.
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2 To the great Ladies of the Court.
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3 Of a Lady that giues the checke.
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4 Of Balbus a Poet.
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5 To Leda.
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6 To Sextus, an ill Reader.
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7 Of Bathes cure vpon Marcus.
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8 Of a Lady that sought remedy at the Bathe.
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9 To Sir Morris Barkly.
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10 Of Faustus the Fault-finder.
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11 Of an ill Physician for the body, that became a worse Surgeon for the soule.
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12 Of Sir Philip Sydney.
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13 Of impudent Lynus.
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14 Against an vnthrifty Lynus.
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15 Of Faustus.
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16 Of a deuout Usurer.
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17 Of a reformed Brother.
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18 Of Sheepe turned Wolues.
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19 Of Lynus, borrowing.
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20 Of one Master Carelesse.
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21 Against Momus, in praise of his dogge Bungey.
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22 Of Faustus.
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23 Of summum bonum.
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24 To Mall, to comfort her for the losse of her Children.
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25 Of the excuse of Symony.
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26 In commendation of Master Lewkeners sixt description of Uenice. Dedicated to Lady Warwick. 1595.
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27 Of one that gaue a Benefice.
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28 Of Faustus fishing.
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29 To his friend. Of his Booke of Aiax.
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30 Of a Seller of Time.
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31 Of the Earle of Essex.
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32 Of himselfe.
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30 To Doctor Sherwood, of Bathe.
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31 Of Marcus courtesie.
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32 Of one that had a blacke head, and a gray Beard.
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33 Against an old Lecher.
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34 To his wiues Mother, reprouing her vnconstancie.
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35 Of a Cuckold that had a chaste Wife.
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36 Of the Lady that lookt well to her borders.
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37 The Hermaphrodite.
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38 Of a sicknesse grew with a Tobacco pipe.
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39 A good answere of a Gentlewoman to a Lawyer.
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40 Of one that tooke thought for his wife.
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41 Sir Iohn Bauynsfords choyce of a man.
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42 Of Linus and his Mistris.
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43 In praise of a Lady and her Musike.
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44 Of Riding-rimes.
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45 Of deuout Parents and children.
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46 In commendation of two valiant Scottish Knights, that defended their King from the Earle Gowry: Sir Thomas Erskin, Sir Iohn Ramsey.
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47 In prayse of the Countesse of Darby, married to the Lord Chauncellor.
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48 Of Cosmus, that will keepe a good house hereafter.
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49 Of neate Galla.
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50 Of reuersing an error.
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51 Of good Sauce.
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52 Of a slaunder.
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53 Of a Lady early vp.
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Sir Iohn Harringtons Epigrams, the fourth Booke.

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8 Of a Lady that sought remedy at the Bathe.

A lady that none name, nor blame none hath,
Came the last yeere with others to the Bathe:
Her person comely was, good was her feature,
In beauty, grace and speech, a louely creature.
Now as the Lady in the water staid,
A plaine man fell a talking with her maid,
That lean'd vpon the rayle, and askt the reason,
Why that faire Lady vs'd the Bathe, that season?
Whether 'twere lamenesse, or defect in hearing,
Or some more inward euill, not appearing?
No, said the Maid to him, beleeue it well,
That my faire Mistris sound is as a Bell.
But of her comming, this is true occasion,
An old Physician mou'd her by perswasion.
These Bathes haue power to strengthen that debility,
That doth in man or woman breed sterrilitie.

Tush, said the man, with plaine & short discourse,
Your Mistris might haue tane a better course.
Let her to Oxford, to the Vniuersitie,
Where yong Phisicians are, and such diuersitie
Of toward spirits that in all acts proceede,
Much fitter then the Bathe is for the deede.
No, no, that will not serue, the Maid replide,
For her, that Physike hath already tride.
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