Social Commentaries
On Avarice
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Greedy Gehazies snow-white Leprosie,
Fairely resembleth foulest Covetize,
That makes men lame to workes of Charity,
And hoares our haires ere age their colour dyes,
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On Avarice.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/262/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On Avarice.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/262/.
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