Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHEWING THE CUD, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When well we speak, & nothing do that's good Last Line: We then both chew the cud, and cleave the hoof. Subject(s): Bible; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
When well we speak, & nothing do that's good, We not divide the Hoof, but chew the Cud: But when good words, by good works, have their proof, We then both chew the Cud, and cleave the Hoof. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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