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The poetical works of Robert Herrick
Edited by F. W. Moorman
Herrick, Robert (1591-1674)
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The poetical works of Robert Herrick
The chewing the Cud.
When well we speak, & nothing do that's good,
We not divide the
Hoof
, but chew the
Cud
:
But when good words, by good works, have their proof,
We then both chew the
Cud
, and cleave the
Hoof
.
The poetical works of Robert Herrick