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Subject: HALITOSIS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ON A GENTLEMAN WHOSE MISTRESS HAD AN ILL BREATH, by THOMAS WARTON THE ELDER    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lovers 'tis said are blind
Last Line: Nor egypt-like, adore a nauseous leek.
Subject(s): Halitosis; Love; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances


ON A LADY WITH FOUL BREATH, by THOMAS PARNELL    Poem Source     Poem Explanation                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Art thou alive? It cannot be
Last Line: As doves, pursued by birds of prey, %venture with milder man to stay
Subject(s): Halitosis