Living
Upon Gorgonius.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
VNto Pastillus ranke Gorgonius came,
To have a tooth twitcht out of's native frame.
Drawn was his tooth; but stanke so, that some say,
The Barber stopt his Nose, and ranne away.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Gorgonius.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1075/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Gorgonius.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1075/.
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