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To William Iernegan, Gent. Anagramme. I value my Learning
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
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Well mayst thou value at the highest price
That plant, that makes thy braine a Paradise:
To whose rare excellent the Iems most bright
But cloudy are, and sollid gold too light.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To William Iernegan, Gent. Anagramme. I value my Learning.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/60/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To William Iernegan, Gent. Anagramme. I value my Learning.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/60/.
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