Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE STAFFE AND THE ROD, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Two instruments belong unto our god
Last Line: The staffe might come to play the friendly part.
Subject(s): God


Two instruments belong unto our God;
The one a Staffe is, and the next a Rod:
That if the twig sho'd chance too much to smart,
The staffe might come to play the friendly part.





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