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IN A GLASS WINDOW, FOR INCONSTANCY by EDWARD HERBERT

Poem Explanation

First Line: LOVE, OF THIS CLEAREST, FRAILEST GLASS
Last Line: CLEARNESS FOR ME, FRAILTY FOR HER.
Subject(s): MIRRORS; UNFAITHFULNESS; INFIDELITY; ADULTERY; INCONSTANCY;
LOVE, of this clearest, frailest glass
Divide the properties, so as
In the division may appear
Clearness for me, frailty for her.



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