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On Blinkes, a pretender to Poetry

by Thomas Bancroft fl. 1633–1658

From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I

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He nine wayes lookes, and needs must learned be,
That all the Muses at one view can see.

MLA

Bancroft, Thomas. “On Blinkes, a pretender to Poetry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/100/.

Chicago

Bancroft, Thomas. “On Blinkes, a pretender to Poetry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/100/.

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