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HIS COMFORT by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: THE ONLY COMFORT OF MY LIFE
Last Line: WHO WEDS, ORE-BUYES HIS WEAL WITH WOE.

The only comfort of my life
Is, that I never yet had wife;
Nor will hereafter; since I know
Who Weds, ore-buyes his weal with woe.



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