Talk:Thomas Bancroft (poet)

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Did you know... that Thomas Bancroft's Times out of Tune (1658) includes verses against whoring, gluttony, alcoholism, hedonism, lying, pride in clothing, betrayal, ambition, cowardice, and the abuse of poetry?

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Serious lack of context

The WHOLE first section of this article is as follows:

Thomas Bancroft was a minor poet from Swarkestone in South Derbyshire he was an associate of James Shirley and Sir Aston Cockayne. He wrote a number of poems and epigrams addressed to notable people. Many of the facts of his life are known from his poetry.[1]

This fails to indicate whether, for example, he ever appeared on television or whether he knew Princess Diana and attended her funeral in 1997, but so what?---we'll find out such details later in the article, if they matter. But wait: we find out later than he flourished in the 17th century. Is it inconceivable that the before the end of the initial introductory session, we might get at least some impression of which era he inhabited? Michael Hardy (talk) 20:24, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The intro has been changed - thank you. I understand that the article would fail a GA if it did not have a complete introductory text so well done. Victuallers (talk)

--Toule9 (talk) 18:10, 4 November 2009 (UTC)The external link to verse.fr (a non-profit anthology which carries no advertising) was added because, to the best of my knowledge, it's the only place where anyone can find a reasonable selection of Bancroft's work: i.e., something other than the standard one or two Shakespeare epigrams, on the one hand or, on the other hand, complete volumes.[reply]

Cockaine or Cockayne

I'd like to add that there is inconsistency in the spelling of Aston's last name. I don't want to edit it, since I don't know if "Cockayne" or "Cockaine" is the proper spelling. The truth is out there. I'm not sure the truth is out there. Shakespeare wasn't sure howe to spell his name. Samuel Johnson was not there yet. Aston article indicates this I think. Victuallers (talk) 22:32, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]