Social Commentaries
To an Eunuch
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
Thou still art wrestling, yet the fall dost get,
As Ships that want their Ballast, over-set.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To an Eunuch.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/14/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To an Eunuch.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/14/.
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