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TO SILVIA (3) by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: PARDON MY TRESPASSE (SILVIA) I CONFESSE
Last Line: HIMSELFE, AT ONE TIME, CAN BE WISE, AND LOVE.
Subject(s): PASSION;

Pardon my trespasse (Silvia) I confesse,
My kisse out-went the bounds of shamfastnesse:
None is discreet at all times; no, not Jove
Himselfe, at one time, can be wise, and Love.



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