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THE CHEWING THE CUD by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: WHEN WELL WE SPEAK, & NOTHING DO THAT'S GOOD
Last Line: WE THEN BOTH CHEW THE CUD, AND CLEAVE THE HOOF.
Subject(s): BIBLE; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;
When well we speak, & nothing do that's good,
We not divide the Hoof, but chew the Cud:
But when good words, by good works, have their proof,
We then both chew the Cud, and cleave the Hoof.



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