Living
Rest.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ON with thy worke, though thou beest hardly prest;
Labour is held up, by the hope of rest.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Rest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1018/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Rest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1018/.
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