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FOR SATURDAY by CHRISTOPHER SMART

Poet Analysis

First Line: NOW'S THE TIME FOR MIRTH AND PLAY, / SATURDAY'S AN HOLIDAY!
Last Line: YOUR PRAISES TO TH' ETERNAL KING.
Subject(s): BIRDS; EGGS; LARKS; SATURDAY CLUB; SKYLARKS;
Now's the time for mirth and play,
Saturday's an holiday;
Praise to heav'n unceasing yield,
I've found a lark's nest in the field.

A lark's nest, then your playmate begs
You'd spare herself and speckled eggs;
Soon she shall ascend and sing
Your praises to th' eternal King.



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