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SUFFER THAT THOU CANST NOT SHIFT by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: DO'S FORTUNE REND THEE? BEARE WITH THY HARD FATE
Last Line: VERTUE BEST LOVES THOSE CHILDREN THAT SHE BEATES.

Do's Fortune rend thee? Beare with thy hard Fate:
Vertuous instructions ne'r are delicate.
Say, do's she frown? still countermand her threats:
Vertue best loves those children that she beates.



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