Living
Upon Pennie.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BRown bread Tom Pennie eates, and must of right,
Because his stock will not hold out for white.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Pennie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1006/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Pennie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1006/.
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