Social Commentaries
Israels Shepheard upon the mountaines
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Our Saviour oft in mountaines did abide,
To preach or pray, but knew no height of pride.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Israels Shepheard upon the mountaines.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/368/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Israels Shepheard upon the mountaines.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/368/.
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