Death & Dying
An Epitaph on his Father and Mother, buried neare together in Swarston Church
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Death & Dying
Here lies a paire of peerelesse friends,
Whose goodnesse like a precious Chaine)
Adorn'd their soules in lives and ends;
Whom when detractions selfe would staine,
She drops her teares in stead of gall,
And helps to mourne their Funerall.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on his Father and Mother, buried neare together in Swarston Church.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/8/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on his Father and Mother, buried neare together in Swarston Church.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/8/.
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