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ANOTHER ON THE VIRGIN MARY by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: AS SUN-BEAMES PIERCE THE GLASSE, AND STREAMING IN
Last Line: BUT, IN A MOTHER, KEPT A MAIDEN-HEAD.
Subject(s): MARY. MOTHER OF JESUS; WOMEN IN THE BIBLE; VIRGIN MARY;
As Sun-beames pierce the glasse, and streaming in,
No crack or Schisme leave i'th subtill skin:
So the Divine Hand work't, and brake no thred,
But, in a Mother, kept a maiden-head.



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