Social Commentaries
Workes of Charity
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
The meale and oyle that did Elias feed,
Nere fayl'd; nor will a charitable deed,
Though oft repeated, make the giver poore,
Whilst Heaven keepes Angels to supply his store.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Workes of Charity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/357/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Workes of Charity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/357/.
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