OF F. W. H. M.: 1. TO ONE THAT SMOKES - Edmund Spenser Poems

 
 

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OF F. W. H. M.: 1. TO ONE THAT SMOKES

Spare us the hint of slightest desecration,
    Spotless preserve us an untainted shrine;
Not for thy sake, oh goddess of creation,
    Not for thy sake, oh woman, but for mine.