Living
Not to covet much where tittle is the charge.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHy sho'd we covet much, when as we know,
W'ave more to beare our charge, then way to go?
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Not to covet much where tittle is the charge.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1004/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Not to covet much where tittle is the charge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1004/.
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