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TO MY MUSE (WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO THE SHADE OF COLONEL LOVELACE) by AUSTIN PHILIPS

First Line: DEEM ME NOT FICKLE, IN THAT I
Last Line: MY BREAD-AND-BUTTER MORE!
Subject(s): FOOD & EATING; LOVELACE, RICHARD (1618-1657); MUSES; SURVIVAL;

DEEM me not fickle, in that I
No more frequent thy shrine,
Not yet, reproachful, ask me why
I seldom pen a line.

Thy cult doth call for leisured hands,
And, since man @3must@1 be fed,
A stern necessity demands
I earn my daily bread.

Yet this neglect doth no-wise prove
That thee I less adore,
But that, though true to thee, I love
My bread-and-butter more!



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