Social Commentaries

To the same (Thou hast so us'd thy Pen, (or shooke thy Speare))

by Thomas Bancroft fl. 1633–1658

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

Social Commentaries

Thou hast so us'd thy Pen, (or shooke thy Speare)
That Poets startle, nor thy wit come neare.

MLA

Bancroft, Thomas. “To the same (Thou hast so us'd thy Pen, (or shooke thy Speare)).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/97/.

Chicago

Bancroft, Thomas. “To the same (Thou hast so us'd thy Pen, (or shooke thy Speare)).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/97/.

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