Living
On himselfe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
I Will no longer kiss,
I can no longer stay;
The way of all Flesh is,
That I must go this day:
Since longer I can't live,
My frolick Youths adieu;
My Lamp to you Ile give,
And all my troubles too.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1100/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1100/.
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