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THE STAFFE AND THE ROD by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: TWO INSTRUMENTS BELONG UNTO OUR GOD
Last Line: THE STAFFE MIGHT COME TO PLAY THE FRIENDLY PART.
Subject(s): GOD;
Two instruments belong unto our God;
The one a Staffe is, and the next a Rod:
That if the twig sho'd chance too much to smart,
The staffe might come to play the friendly part.



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