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EPIGRAM by HENRY KING (1592-1669)

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First Line: WHEN ARRIA TO HER PAETUS HAD BEQUEATH'D
Last Line: TIS THINE (MY PAETUS) GRIEVES AND KILLS MY HEART.
Subject(s): COURTSHIP;
WHEN Arria to her Paetus had bequeath'd
The sword in her chaste bosom newly sheath'd;
Trust me (quoth she) My own wound feels no smart;
'Tis thine (My Paetus) grieves and kills my heart.



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