Living
Abstinence.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
AGainst diseases here the strongest fence
Is the defensive vertue, Abstinence.
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Herrick, Robert. “Abstinence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1126/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Abstinence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1126/.
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