Living
Excesse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
EXcesse is sluttish: keepe the meane; for why?
Vertue's clean Conclave is sobriety.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Excesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1118/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Excesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1118/.
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