Living
The meane.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TIs much among the filthy to be clean;
Our heat of youth can hardly keep the mean.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The meane.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1051/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The meane.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1051/.
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