Social Commentaries
Pride, not unpunished
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
King Ezechias, in a boasting sort,
Shew'd all his Treasures, and was punish'd for't.
For Pride falls with a vengeance on our backs;
And high Clouds scatter when the Welkin cracks.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Pride, not unpunished.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/237/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Pride, not unpunished.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/237/.
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