Living
Wit punisht, prospers most.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
DRead not the shackles: on with thine intent;
Good wits get more fame by their punishment.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Wit punisht, prospers most.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1043/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Wit punisht, prospers most.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1043/.
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