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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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. № 24. No man should glory too much in the flourishing verdure of his Youth
2. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 24. That they may be alike rich, who are not alike abun∣dantly stored with worldly commodities
3. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 25. That vertue is of greater worth, then knowledge. to a speculative Philosopher
4. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 17. VVhy we must all dye
5. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 5. A certaine ancient philosopher did hereby insi∣nuate, how necessary a thing the administrati∣on of iustice was: and to be alwaies vigilant in the judicious di∣stribution of punishment, and recompence

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