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— Phillis Wheatley

GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,

A young physician in the dust of death:

Dost thou go on incessant to destroy,

Our griefs to double, and lay waste our joy?

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verb

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

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Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick1591–167417th century Robert Herrick (1591–1674) was an English poet and cleric, best known for his lyrical and often sensual verse in works like *Hesperides*. He served as a vicar in Devon, where he wrote many of his poems celebrating nature, love, and the fleetingness of life.

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