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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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39 A good answere of a Gentlewoman to a Lawyer.

A vertuous Dame, that saw a Lawyer rome
Abroad, reprou'd his stay so long from home:
And said to him, that in his absence thence,
His wife might want her due beneuolence.
But he straight quit himselfe of such disgrace,
Answer'd it thus, with putting off a case.
One owes one hundred pounds, now tell me whether
Is best? To haue his paiment all together:
Or take it by a shilling, and a shilling,
Whereby the bagge should be the longer filling?
Sure, said the Dame, I grant 'twere little losse,
If one receiu'd such payments all in grosse.
Yet in your absence this may breede your sorrow,
To heare your wife for want might twelue pence borrow.
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