Social Commentaries
The Miller to the King
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
Scorne not the Miller, King: for thou with wind
Thy Mill-like frame dost move, and viands grind
Into thy stomackes bag; and Death that takes
Toule in a Coffin, no distinction makes.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Miller to the King.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/110/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Miller to the King.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/110/.
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