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ON SIR COD THE PERFUMED by BEN JONSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THAT COD CAN GET NO WIDOW, YET A KNIGHT
Last Line: I SCENT THE CAUSE: HE WOOS WITH AN ILL SPRITE.
Subject(s): SMELLS; ODORS; AROMAS; FRAGRANCES;
That Cod can get no widow, yet a knight,
I scent the cause: he woos with an ill sprite.



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