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MODERATION (1) by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN THINGS A MODERATION KEEPE
Last Line: KINGS OUGHT TO SHEARE, NOT SKIN THEIR SHEEPE.
Subject(s): COURTS & COURTIERS; MODERATION; ROYAL COURT LIFE; ROYALTY; KINGS; QUEENS;

In things a moderation keepe,
Kings ought to sheare, not skin their sheepe.



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