Living
Upon Gryll.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
GRyll eates, but ne're sayes Grace; To speak the troth,
Gryll either keeps his breath to coole his broth;
Or else because Grill's roste do's burn his Spit,
Gryll will not therefore say a Grace for it.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Gryll.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/136/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Gryll.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/136/.
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