Living
Single life most secure.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
SUspicion, Discontent, and Strife,
Come in for Dowrie with a Wife.
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Herrick, Robert. “Single life most secure.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/138/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Single life most secure.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/138/.
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