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THE PERFUME by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: TO-MORROW, JULIA, I BETIMES MUST RISE
Last Line: THE FAT; BREATHE THOU, AND THERE'S THE RICH PERFUME.
Subject(s): PERFUME;
To-morrow, Julia, I betimes must rise,
For some small fault, to offer sacrifice:
The Altar's ready; Fire to consume
The fat; breathe thou, and there's the rich perfume.



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