Social Commentaries
To the same (Thou question'st me of Hell with hot desire)
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book II
Social Commentaries
Thou question'st me of Hell with hot desire
To know the seate of it, and seem'st indeed
Like Peter at the worst, who neare the fire
His Master did deny, as thou thy Creed.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To the same (Thou question'st me of Hell with hot desire).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/430/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To the same (Thou question'st me of Hell with hot desire).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/430/.
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