Social Commentaries
Sinne, like a Serpent
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Sinnes falshood glistereth like the Serpents kind,
(From whence it crept) and beares a sting behind.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Sinne, like a Serpent.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/211/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Sinne, like a Serpent.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/211/.
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