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CLEMENCY IN KINGS by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: KINGS MUST NOT ONLY CHERISH UP THE GOOD
Last Line: BUT MUST BE NIGGARDS OF THE MEANEST BLOUD.
Subject(s): COURTS & COURTIERS; ROYAL COURT LIFE; ROYALTY; KINGS; QUEENS;

Kings must not only cherish up the good,
But must be niggards of the meanest bloud.



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