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Poem by Thomas Urquhart
Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 16. Who is truly rich, and who poore
By the contempt, not value of the matter
Of worldly goods, true riches are possess’d;
For our desire by seeking groweth greater:
And by desiring, povertie’s increass’d:
So that on earth there can be none so poore
As he, whose mind in plentie longs for more.
Thomas Urquhart
Thomas Urquhart's other poems:- Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 25. That vertue is of greater worth, then knowledge. to a speculative Philosopher
- Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 12. An vprightly zealous, and truly devout man is strong enough against all temptations
- Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 35. To a Gentleman, who was extreamly offen∣ded at the defamatory speeches of a base detractor
- Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 42. An encouragement to those of meane Parentage, not to be hindered by the Obscurity of their ex∣traction, from the undertaking of glo∣rious enterprises
- Epigrams. The First Booke. ¹ 17. The expression of a contented mind in povertie
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