Living
His hope or sheat-Anchor.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
AMong these Tempests great and manifold
My Ship has here one only Anchor-hold;
That is my hope; which if that slip, I'm one
Wildred in this vast watry Region.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “His hope or sheat-Anchor.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1053/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “His hope or sheat-Anchor.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1053/.
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