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Quotation from The Collar by George Herbert
“My lines and life are free; free as the rode, Loose as the winde, as large as store.”
The Collar, Lines 4-5 (The Temple, 1633 spelling)
The speaker claims an unlimited freedom; lines may mean both his lot in life and his verses.
Citation: "My lines and life are free; free as the rode, Loose as the winde, as large as store." — George Herbert, The Collar, Lines 4-5 (The Temple, 1633 spelling). (id the-collar-q2)
Portrait: George Herbert, Robert White, Public domain.
