Social Commentaries
Pride and Humility
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Mountaines their tallnesse loose, but vallies grow
Higher, by ruines on their bosome cast;
And climbing pride comes tumbling downe below,
But humble goodnesse will reach Heaven at last.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Pride and Humility.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/266/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Pride and Humility.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/266/.
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