Social Commentaries
The Forge of devotion
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
A beaten brest's the anvile, prayers be
The sparkes, and zeale the fire of sanctity.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Forge of devotion.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/427/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “The Forge of devotion.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/427/.
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