Social Commentaries
To Baull, the Cryer
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
In thy rude Parish (as thou dost professe)
Thou'rt like the Baptist in the wildernesse:
Yet ere for conscience off thy head should go,
Thou wouldst not cry Oyes, but roare out No.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To Baull, the Cryer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/85/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “To Baull, the Cryer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/85/.
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