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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"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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76 Of double Fraud.

A Fellow false, and to all fraud inured, In high Starchamber court was found periured, And by iust sentence iudg'd to lose his eares: A doome right fit for him that falsly sweares.

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Now on the Pillory while he was preaching, The Gaolor busie for his eares was searching: But all in vaine, for there was not an eare, Onely the places hid with locks of haire. Thou knaue, said he, I will of thee complaine Vnto the Lords, for cousonage againe. Why so, said hee? their order me doth binde To lose mine eares, not you mine eares to finde.
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