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.
Author
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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11 Of a Booke called the Gentle Craft.

I Past this other day through Pauls Church-yard, And heard some reade a booke, and reading laught, The title of the booke was Gentle Craft. But when I markt the matter with regard, A new-sprung branch that in my minde did graft, And thus I said, Sirs, scorne not him that writ it: A gilded blade hath oft a dudgeon haft, And well I see, this writer roues a shaft Neere fairest marke, yet happily not hit it. For neuer was the like booke sold in Poules, If so with Gentle Craft it could perswade

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Great Princes midst their pompe to learne a trad Once in their liues to worke, to mend their soule
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