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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 19TH PRECEPT, by THOMAS RANDOLPH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Spare not nor spend too much; be this thy care
Last Line: But he spends best that spares to spend again.
Subject(s): Saving And Thrift
First Line: Spare not nor spend too much; be this thy care
Last Line: But he spends best that spares to spend again.
Subject(s): Saving And Thrift
Spare not nor spend too much; be this thy care,
Spare but to spend, and only spend to spare.
Who spends too much may want, and so complain;
But he spends best that spares to spend again.
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