Social Commentaries
On the Kings Iester
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
How plumpe's the Libertine! how rich and trimme!
He jests with others, Fortune jests with him.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On the Kings Iester.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/140/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On the Kings Iester.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/140/.
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