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UPON HIMSELF (4) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: THOU SHALT NOT ALL DIE; FOR WHILE LOVE'S FIRE SHINES
Last Line: FAME, AND HIS NAME, BOTH SET, AND SING HIS LYRICKS.
Subject(s): HERRICK, ROBERT (1591-1674); POETRY & POETS;
Thou shalt not All die; for while Love's fire shines
Upon his Altar, men shall read thy lines;
And learn'd Musicians shall to honour Herricks
Fame, and his Name, both set, and sing his Lyricks.



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