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MERCY by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: MERCY, THE WISE ATHENIANS HELD TO BE
Last Line: NOT AN AFFECTION, BUT A DEITIE.
Subject(s): MERCY;
Mercy, the wise Athenians held to be
Not an Affection, but a Deitie.



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