Томас Эркарт (Thomas Urquhart)

Эпиграммы. Книга II. № 11. О том, сколь опасно писать и говорить о времени, в которое живёшь

Твержу, твержу, твержу, – и всё напрасно,
	Хоть кол на голове тебе теши:
Не говори о нынешних, – опасно,
	О здравствующих правду не пиши,
А если говоришь и если пишешь,
Готовься к неприятностям, – ты слышишь?

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3.06.2007
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Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 11. How dangerous it is, to write, or speake of moderne times

Though all, some errors doe commit: yet few. 
	Having committed them, would have them told: 
That talke then being displeasing which is true, 
	Who cannot flatter, he his peace must hold: 
So hard a thing it is, to say or pen, 
Without offence, the truth of living men.

1. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 33. That there is no true riches, but of necessary things
2. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 26. How to support the contumelie of defamatorie speeches
3. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 38. The truest wealth, man hath it from himselfe
4. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 15. To a certain lady of a most exquisit feature, and comely presentation: but who gloried too much in the deceitfull excellencie of these fading, and perishable qualities
5. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 25. Vertue, and goodnesse are very much opposed by the selfe-conceit, that many men have of their owne sufficiencie

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