Social Commentaries
Avoid Sathan
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Good Abra'm drave the noughty fowles away,
That seaz'd upon his solemne sacrifice:
So the fould fiends temptations, when we pray,
Should we expell from th' Heavenly exercise,
And plucke up (for the Lords sake of the soile)
The thornes of care, that grounds of goodnesse spoile.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Avoid Sathan.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/394/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “Avoid Sathan.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/394/.
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