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)

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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