Social Commentaries
To the Flower of Youngsters, Rose Verney
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
By some fore-knowledge wert thou named Rose,
Whose fame-blowne Beauty such a tincture showes
Of vernall brav'ry, as may well compare
With Venus Flower, that in sweet and faire
Dainties excells, yet is not without pricks;
No more art thou: Blush Rose, I smell thy tricks.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To the Flower of Youngsters, Rose Verney.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/207/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To the Flower of Youngsters, Rose Verney.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/207/.
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