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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75 In Paulum Athaium.

PRoud Paulus, led by Sadduces infection, Doth not beleeue the bodies resurrection, But holds them all in scorne and deepe derision, That talke of Saints or Angels apparision: And saith, they are but fables all, and fansies Of Lunaticks, or folkes possest with frensies. haue, saith he, trauell'd both neere and farre, By land, by sea, in time of peace and warre, et neuer met I spirit, or ghost, or Elfe, Drought (as is the phrase) worse then my selfe▪ ell, Paulus, this I now beleeue indeed, That who in all, or part, denyes his Creed; Went he to sea, land, hell, I would agree, A Fiend worse then himselfe, he could not see.
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