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EARE-RINGS by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHY WORE TH' EGYPTIANS JEWELLS IN THE EARE?
Last Line: WHEN WE OBEY, BY ACTING WHAT WE HEARE.
Subject(s): EARRINGS;

Why wore th' Egyptians Jewells in the Eare?
But for to teach us, all the grace is there,
When we obey, by acting what we heare.



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