Social Commentaries
On deafe Ioan, the Ale-wife
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Social Commentaries
She prates to others, yet can nothing heare,
Iust like a sounding Iugge, that wants an eare.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On deafe Ioan, the Ale-wife.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/87/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “On deafe Ioan, the Ale-wife.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/87/.
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