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SUPREME FORTUNE FALLS SOONEST by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHILE LEANEST BEASTS IN PASTURES FEED
Last Line: THE FATTEST OXE THE FIRST MUST BLEED.

While leanest Beasts in Pastures feed,
The fattest Oxe the first must bleed.



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