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Robert Herrick (1591-1674)4681308The Hesperides & Noble NumbersHesperides
A Caution
1898Alfred Pollard

494. A CAUTION.

That love last long, let it thy first care be
To find a wife that is most fit for thee.
Be she too wealthy or too poor, be sure
Love in extremes can never long endure.