Social Commentaries
Peter, at the transfiguration
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
What fulgour's this! what harmelesse lightning's here!
Hath Phaebus vaulted from his radiant spheare
To gaze here on my Lord? or onely spread
His rich flame-coloured mantle on the head
Of happy Tabor? Hence dull shadowy toyes
Of mirth; give me these pure illustrious joyes,
To shine with Moses and Elias still,
And keepe a high-day on this Heavenly hill.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Peter, at the transfiguration.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/301/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Peter, at the transfiguration.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/301/.
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