Living
His Comfort.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THe only comfort of my life
Is, that I never yet had wife;
Nor will hereafter; since I know
Who Weds, ore-buyes his weal with woe
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “His Comfort.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1061/.
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Herrick, Robert. “His Comfort.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1061/.
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