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THE FRANKINCENSE by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN MY OFF'RING NEXT I MAKE
Last Line: LOVE MAY SMELL THE FRANKINCENSE.
Subject(s): SMELLS; ODORS; AROMAS; FRAGRANCES;

When my off'ring next I make,
Be thy hand the hallowed Cake:
And thy brest the Altar, whence
Love may smell the Frankincense.



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