Living
Smart.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
STripes justly given yerk us (with their fall)
But causelesse whipping smarts the most of all.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Smart.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1059/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Smart.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1059/.
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