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Chrestoleros

Seuen bookes of Epigrames written by T. B. [i.e. Thomas Bastard]

Bastard, Thomas (1565 or 6-1618)

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[If I my Pen an higher taske should set]

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ΕΠΙΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΩΝ

Liber Secundus.

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[My Booke is not for learned men nor wise]

Epigr. 2. In Corum.

Epigr. 3. Ad Iohannem Dauis.

Epigr. 5. Ad comitem Essexiæ iam nauigaturum.

Epigr. 6. Ad eundem.

Epigr. 8. In Philonem.

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. 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. 30. Ad Cacum.

Epigr. 31. In Libellum.

Epigr. 32. Ad Mathonem.

Epigr. 34. in Thymum.

Epigr. 38. In Seuerum.

Epigr. 39. Ad Essexia comitem.

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Epigr. 21. in Cinnam.

Cinna tolde a long tale to no effect,
Ile say so much quoth Scilla in a worde.
That happy worde we longing did expect.
And forth it came as leasure could afford,

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Which when we heard much like the cuckoes song
The tale was short, and Scillas worde was long.