Social Commentaries
Marke the end
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Iacob held Esau by the Heele, and so
Should every man that feares his Maker doe:
Not stroke the head of sinne, but apprehend
His rugged foote, and marke his fatall end.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Marke the end.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/233/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Marke the end.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/233/.
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