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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 6. FAIR AND SOFTLY, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography
First Line: The yoke uneasy on the ox doth sit
Last Line: And gladly drudge at the accustom'd plough.
Subject(s): Love
First Line: The yoke uneasy on the ox doth sit
Last Line: And gladly drudge at the accustom'd plough.
Subject(s): Love
THE yoke uneasy on the ox doth sit
Till by degrees his stubborn neck does bow,
So Love's opposers do at last submit
And gladly drudge at the accustom'd plough.
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