Living
Anacreontike.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
I Must
Not trust
Here to any;
Bereav'd,
Deceiv'd
By so many:
As one
Undone
By my losses;
Comply
Will I
With my crosses.
Yet still
I will
Not be grieving;
Since thence
And hence
Comes relieving.
But this
Sweet is
In our mourning;
Times bad
And sad
Are a turning:
And he
Whom we
See dejected;
Next day
Wee may
See erected.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Anacreontike.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1002/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Anacreontike.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1002/.
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