Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MEAT WITHOUT MIRTH, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Eaten I have; and though I had good cheere
Last Line: Or sup, there wants the incense and the wine.
Subject(s): Food & Eating


Eaten I have; and though I had good cheere,
I did not sup, because no friends were there.
Where Mirth and Friends are absent when we Dine
Or Sup, there wants the Incense and the Wine.





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