Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SALUTATION, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Christ, I have read, did to his chaplains say
Last Line: Salute we must, nor strangers, kin, or friends.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Christ, I have read, did to His Chaplains say,
Sending them forth, Salute no man by th' way:
Not, that He taught His Ministers to be
Unsmooth, or sowre, to all civilitie;
But to instruct them, to avoid all snares
Of tardidation in the Lords Affaires.
Manners are good: but till his errand ends,
Salute we must, nor Strangers, Kin, or Friends.





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