Death & Dying
An Epitaph on Foxe the Tinker
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Death & Dying
Here under resteth (deep-earth'd in his grave)
A Foxe old and wily, that smell'd of a Knave:
Yet every day mending, grew holier of late,
And took's hammer with him to knocke at Heav'n gate.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on Foxe the Tinker.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/108/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on Foxe the Tinker.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/108/.
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