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Robert Herrick (1591-1674)2763195The Hesperides & Noble NumbersHesperides
To a Gentlewoman on Just Dealing
1898Alfred Pollard

338. TO A GENTLEWOMAN ON JUST DEALING.

True to yourself and sheets, you'll have me swear;
You shall, if righteous dealing I find there.
Do not you fall through frailty; I'll be sure
To keep my bond still free from forfeiture.