Social Commentaries

On Iohn the Warrener, falne in love with Ioane the Net-worker

by Thomas Bancroft fl. 1633–1658

From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I

Social Commentaries

T'Intrap poore creatures he accounts no sin,
But is himselfe now taken with a Gin.

MLA

Bancroft, Thomas. “On Iohn the Warrener, falne in love with Ioane the Net-worker.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/81/.

Chicago

Bancroft, Thomas. “On Iohn the Warrener, falne in love with Ioane the Net-worker.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/81/.

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