Social Commentaries
On the same (For thy deaths sake (noble friend))
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
For thy deaths sake (noble friend)
Be no man before his end
Happy thought, though flattering fame
Fixe amongst the Starres his name:
He that leanes on wealth or strength,
Breakes his staffe, and fals at length.
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MLA
Bancroft, Thomas. “On the same (For thy deaths sake (noble friend)).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/112/.
Chicago
Bancroft, Thomas. “On the same (For thy deaths sake (noble friend)).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/112/.
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