Social Commentaries
Of the same (Let not fraile red and white delude thine eye)
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Let not fraile red and white delude thine eye,
For the Ash-colour is the surest dye.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bancroft, Thomas. “Of the same (Let not fraile red and white delude thine eye).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/361/.
Chicago
Bancroft, Thomas. “Of the same (Let not fraile red and white delude thine eye).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/361/.
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