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EXCESSE by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: EXCESSE IS SLUTTISH: KEEPE THE MEANE; FOR WHY?
Last Line: VERTUE'S CLEAN CONCLAVE IS SOBRIETY.
Subject(s): MODERATION;

Excesse is sluttish: keepe the meane; for why?
Vertue's clean Conclave is sobriety.



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