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AN EPITAPH UPON A SOBER MATRON by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: WITH BLAMELESSE CARRIAGE, I LIV'D HERE
Last Line: CONTENTED WITH THE BED OF ONE.

With blamelesse carriage, I liv'd here,
To' th' (almost) sev'n and fortieth yeare.
Stout sons I had, and those twice three;
One onely daughter lent to me:
The which was made a happy Bride,
But thrice three Moones before she dy'd.
My modest wedlock, that was known
Contented with the bed of one.



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