English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoems by ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by Thomas Urquhart


Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 1. No crosse adventure should hinder vs from being good; though we be frustrate of the reward thereof


BY any meanes, with all your might endeavour
For honesty, whats'ever be th'event:
Although sinister fortune should dissever
Vertue from honour, be not discontent;
For if you be deprived of your due,
The fault is in the time: and not in you.



Thomas Urquhart


Thomas Urquhart's other poems:
  1. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 32. That if we strove not more for superfluities, then for what is needfull, we would not be so much troubled, is wee are
  2. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 29. A truely liberall man never bestoweth his gifts, in hope of recompence
  3. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 27. Of Lust, and Anger
  4. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 24. No man should glory too much in the flourishing verdure of his Youth
  5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 13. What the subject of your conference ought to be with men of judgment, and account


Poem to print Print

1124 Views



Last Poems


To Russian version


Рейтинг@Mail.ru

English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru