Living
The will makes the work, or consent makes the Cure.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
NO grief is grown so desperate, but the ill
Is halfe way cured, if the party will.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The will makes the work, or consent makes the Cure.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1057/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The will makes the work, or consent makes the Cure.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1057/.
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