Social Commentaries
To William Lilly
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
Grand Schoole-master, some livelier twigs of Bayes
Shall sticke thy Tombe, that merit'st ample prayse:
For though the Lawrell never Lilly beare,
Yet such a Lilly may the Lawrell weare.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To William Lilly.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/156/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To William Lilly.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/156/.
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