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

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The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington, Knight digested into foure bookes: three vvhereof neuer before published.
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Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
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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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Epigrams, English.
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"The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington, Knight digested into foure bookes: three vvhereof neuer before published." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02647.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.

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9 Of a Lawyer that deseru'd his fee.

SExtus retain'd a Sergeant at the Lawes, With one good Fee in an ill-fauor'd cause. The matter bad, no Iudge nor Iury plyent, The verdit clearely past against the Clyent. With which he chaft, and swore he was betray'd, Because for him the Sergeant little said:

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And of the Fee, he would haue barr'd him halfe. Whereat the Sergeant wroth, said, Dizzard Calfe, Thou would'st, if thou hadst wit, or sence to see, Confesse I had deseru'd a double Fee, That stood and blushed there in thy behalfe.
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