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Poem by Thomas Urquhart


Epigrams. The First Booke. № 22. Why covetous, and too ambitious men prove not so thankfull, as others for received favours


WHose mind with pride, and avarice doth flow,
Remember seldome of a courtesie,
So well, as humbler spirits doe; for who
Lean's most on hope, yeelds least to memory:
Their thoughts so farre on future aimes being set,
That by-past things they purposely forget.



Thomas Urquhart


Thomas Urquhart's other poems:
  1. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 1. No crosse adventure should hinder vs from being good; though we be frustrate of the reward thereof
  2. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 22. A very ready way to goodnesse, and true VVisedome
  3. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 40. The duty of a husband to his wife
  4. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 7. To one, who seemed to be grievously discontented with his poverty
  5. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 21. To one, who did confide too much in the sound temperament, and goodly constitution of his bodily complexion


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