Social Commentaries
The Lyer
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
Twelve stones wore Aaron on his brest, but I
Looke but for one, the Embleme of a lye.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Lyer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/135/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Lyer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/135/.
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