English Poetry. Thomas Urquhart. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 39. One, who did extreamly regret, his bestowing of a great benefit vpon an ingrate man. Томас Эркарт.

Thomas Urquhart (Томас Эркарт)

Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 39. One, who did extreamly regret, his bestowing of a great benefit vpon an ingrate man

BY giving moneyes to a thanklesse man,
You lost the matter of your benefit:
Page  57 But the best part thereof doth still remaine,
Which was your willingnesse in giving it;
For his repaying of your gratefull action,
Had made you gaine all, that you had received
And getting nought, you lacke not satisfaction;
It onely being, to give it, that you gave it;
Else in your gifts, a bargaine we should find:
And not the noble acts of a free mind.

Thomas Urquhart’s other poems:

1. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 36. Of Death, and Sin
2. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 40. Of wisedome, in speech, in action in reality, and reputation
3. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 23. Of foure things, in an epalleled way vanquished each by other
4. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 36. How difficult a thing it is, to tread in the pathes of vertue
5. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 19. The Parallel of Nature, and For∣tune

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