The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington, Knight digested into foure bookes: three vvhereof neuer before published.

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Title: The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington, Knight digested into foure bookes: three vvhereof neuer before published.
Author: Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
Publication: London :: Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe] for Iohn Budge: and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Greene Dragon,; 1618.
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Subject terms: Epigrams, English.
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1 To the Lady Rogers, th' authors wiues Mother.
••F I but speake words of a pleasing sound:
Yea though the same be but in sport and play,
••ou bid me peace, or else a thousand pound,
••uch words shall worke out of my childrens way.
When you say thus, I haue no word to say.
••hus without Obligation, I stand bound,
••hus, wealth makes you command, hope me obay.
••ut let me finde this true another day:
••lse when your body shall be brought to ground,
Your soule to blessed Abrahams bosome, I.
May with good manners giue your soule the lye.