Social Commentaries

To Sir Henry Merry deceased

by Thomas Bancroft fl. 1633–1658

From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I

Social Commentaries

When I have number'd all the golden graines
By Tagus washt, or Iemmes in hidden veines
Of the deepe Earth, then may I here recite
Thy faire and rich endowments, worthy Knight:
Which since we want, we weepe, as if we would
Supply with Pearles what dearer was than Gold:
But (teares exhausted) sadly sigh alone,
And frowne at mirth, now noble Merry's gone.

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Bancroft, Thomas. “To Sir Henry Merry deceased.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/146/.

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