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TO HIS BOOKE (7) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: BE BOLD MY BOOKE, NOR BE ABASHT, OR FEARE
Last Line: IF BUT WELL READ; OR ILL READ, UNDERSTOOD.

Be bold my Booke, nor be abasht, or feare
The cutting Thumb-naile, or the Brow severe.
But by the Muses sweare, all here is good,
If but well read; or ill read, understood.



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