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To Sir Andrew Knyveton, in his Travaile
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
IF wishes, fastned to the wings of Love,
May over-take you, and auspicious, prove,
I wish you power (in a solid soule
And a sound body) Fortune to controule;
I wish you ten-fold wisedome may obtaine
To his, that ten yeares wandered on the Maine;
I wish this Travaile may bring forth your fame,
I wish you best and happiest of your name,
I wish all graces on your heart distill'd,
And lastly wish these wishes all fulfill'd.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To Sir Andrew Knyveton, in his Travaile.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/34/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To Sir Andrew Knyveton, in his Travaile.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/34/.
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