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TO SILVIA (2) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: I AM HOLY, WHILE I STAND
Last Line: I, AS OTHERS, AM PROPHANE.

I am holy, while I stand
Circum-crost by thy pure hand:
But when that is gone; Again,
I, as others, am Prophane.



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