Bungy does fast; looks pale; puts sackcloth on;
Not out of conscience, or religion:
Or that this younker keeps so strict a Lent,
Fearing to break the king's commandement:
But being poor, and knowing flesh is dear,
He keeps not one, but many Lents i' th' year.
Upon Bungy
Robert Herrick
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Poem topics: poor, dear, king, religion, fast, year, break, conscience, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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