Living
Truth and falsehood.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TRuth by her own simplicity is known,
Falsehood by Varnish and Vermillion.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Truth and falsehood.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1103/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Truth and falsehood.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1103/.
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