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PENITENCE (2) by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE DOCTORS, IN THE TALMUD, SAY
Last Line: MORE WORTH, THEN HEAV'NS ETERNITIE.
Subject(s): JEWS; REPENTANCE; JUDAISM; PENITENCE;
The Doctors, in the Talmud, say,
That in this world, one onely day
In true repentance spent, will be
More worth, then Heav'ns Eternitie.



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