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OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 23. ELEGIAC VERSE: THE SIXTH EPIGRAM by THOMAS CAMPION

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First Line: DRUE GIVES THEE MONEY, YET THOU THANK'ST NOT HIM
Last Line: AND HE SAITH 'GOD HELP!' WHO'S THE GODLY MAN?
Subject(s): GRATITUDE;
@3Drue gives thee money, yet thou thank'st not him,
But thank'st God for him, like a godly man.
Suppose, rude Puritan, thou begst of him,
And he saith 'God help!' who's the godly man?@1



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