English Poetry. Thomas Urquhart. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 22. Why covetous, and too ambitious men prove not so thankfull, as others for received favours. Томас Эркарт.

Thomas Urquhart (Томас Эркарт)

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’s other poems:

1. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 36. Of Death, and Sin
2. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 23. Of foure things, in an epalleled way vanquished each by other
3. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 36. How difficult a thing it is, to tread in the pathes of vertue
4. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 19. The Parallel of Nature, and For∣tune
5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 13. What the subject of your conference ought to be with men of judgment, and account

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