Living

Sauce for sorrowes.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

ALthough our suffering meet with no reliefe,
An equall mind is the best sauce for griefe.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Sauce for sorrowes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1128/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Sauce for sorrowes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1128/.

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