Living
On his Booke.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THe bound (almost) now of my book I see,
But yet no end of those therein or me:
Here we begin new life; while thousands quite
Are lost, and theirs, in everlasting night.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “On his Booke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1028/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “On his Booke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1028/.
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