Social Commentaries
Against prophane jesting
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Let others scoffe, whose joyes are here at best;
I'm not for Hell in earnest, nor in jest.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Against prophane jesting.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/325/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Against prophane jesting.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/325/.
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