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ANOTHER, TO GOD (1) by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: LORD, DO NOT BEAT ME
Last Line: BUT RATHER PURGE ME.
Subject(s): GOD;

Lord, do not beat me,
Since I do sob and crie,
And swowne away to die,
Ere Thou dost threat me.

Lord, do not scourge me,
If I by lies and oaths
Have soil'd my selfe, or cloaths,
But rather purge me.



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