Social Commentaries
Good Workes
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
The stones whereof Gods Altars framed were,
Must be unwrought: so pious deeds should be,
Not mixt with ostentation, but sincere,
For wisedome shines in such simplicity.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Good Workes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/238/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Good Workes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/238/.
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