Living
Upon Rush.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
RUsh saves his shooes, in wet and snowie wether;
And feares in summer to weare out the lether:
This is strong thrift that warie Rush doth use
Summer and Winter still to save his shooes.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Rush.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1125/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Rush.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1125/.
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