Social Commentaries
An Ocean of Wine
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Wine is a Drunkard, is an in-land maine,
With pleasure tost, but wracking him with paine.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Ocean of Wine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/284/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Ocean of Wine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/284/.
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