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REST by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: ON WITH THY WORKE, THOUGH THOU BEEST HARDLY PREST
Last Line: LABOUR IS HELD UP, BY THE HOPE OF REST.
Subject(s): REST;

On with thy worke, though thou beest hardly prest;
Labour is held up, by the hope of rest.



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