Social Commentaries
To T. R
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
How shall I plague thee for thy villanies!
That meane thy beaten bulke to pulverize,
And in an Houre-glasse (while swift Time can flye)
Tosse, turne, and vexe thy powder pitteously.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To T. R.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/145/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To T. R.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/145/.
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