Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick Six books, also the Socratic Session, or the Arraignment and Conviction, of Julius Scaliger, with other Select Poems. By S. Sheppard |
Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick | ||
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Epig. 8. Borgias.
Most excellent villaine, thou that did'st do all,And wer't more sin then we can think or call,
We now begin to love thee for thine ill,
As Drugsters Serpents which most venome spill.
And as from blackest clouds comes thunders light,
And the worst leprosie is alwaies white:
So thy foule crimes are with this honour clad,
That t'was thy glory to have been so bad.
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