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A QUERY by JOHN BYROM

Poet Analysis

First Line: SHOULD A GOOD ANGEL AND A BAD BETWEEN
Last Line: WHICH WOULD THE GOOD ONE GO TO, WHICH THE BAD?
Subject(s): ANGELS; CONDUCT OF LIFE;

SHOULD a @3good@1 angel and a @3bad@1 between
Th' infirmary and theatre be seen;
One going to be present at the play,
The other, where the sick and wounded lay;
@3Quere@1—Were your conjecture to be had,
Which would the @3good@1 one go to, which the @3bad?@1



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