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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. 26. de Adam primo homine.

VVhen Adam couered his first nakednes,
With figge tree leaues, he did, he knew not what,

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The leaues were good indeed, but not for that,
God ordaind skins gainst his skins wretchednesse.
But gainst diseases and our inward neede,
To piece our life which slitting still doth passe.
What leafe do we not vse, what herbe, what grasse,
Their secret vertues standing vs in steede?
Thus in our garmentes these we cast away:
And yet our life doth weare them euery day.