To John I owed great obligation; But John, unhappily, thoug… - Matthew Prior

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To John I owed great obligation;
But John, unhappily, thought fit
To publish it to all the nation:
Sure John and I are more than quit.

Matthew Prior

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Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 – September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat.

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Venus, take my votive glass;
Since I am not what I was,
What from this day I shall be,
Venus, let me never see.

To John I owed great obligation; But John, unhappily, thought fit To publish it to all the nation: Sure John and I are more than quit. - Matthew Prior

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