45
Let my second cut my first
Into slices thin;
Seek in Shakespeare for my whole,
Injured by his kin.
46
A FIRM GRIP
I may give you my first with my second,
Or my second may give with my first;
The one act as friendly is reckoned,
The other will rank with the worst.
If my whole through my second creeps over my first,
It will cling as a bond that no effort can burst.
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My first is called a sin in name,
My third its simple cure;
My second puts an end to fame,
My whole in ease is sure.