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ST. JOHN BAPTIST PAINTED BY HERSELF IN THE WILDERNESS ... by ANNE KILLIGREW

First Line: THE SUN'S MY FIRE, WHEN IT DOES SHINE
Last Line: MY ASSOCIATES ONELY ARE DIVINE.
Subject(s): JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT (1ST CENTURY);
THe Sun's my Fire, when it does shine,
The hollow Spring's my Cave of Wine,
The Rocks and Woods afford me Meat;
This Lamb and I on one Dish eat:
The neighbouring Herds my Garments send,
My Pallet the kind Earth doth lend:
Excess and Grandure I decline,
My Associates onely are Divine.




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