Living
Peace not Permanent.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
GReat Cities seldome rest: If there be none
T'invade from far: They'l finde worse foes at home.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Peace not Permanent.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1039/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Peace not Permanent.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1039/.
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