Social Commentaries

To Sir Iohn Curzon

by Thomas Bancroft fl. 1633–1658

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

Social Commentaries

Your Ancestours were men of generous parts,
Whose bounty (as in free-hold) held all hearts:
Yet were for solid wisedome short of you,
That long were tutour'd by a learned Crew.

MLA

Bancroft, Thomas. “To Sir Iohn Curzon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/180/.

Chicago

Bancroft, Thomas. “To Sir Iohn Curzon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/180/.

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