Living
Upon a Wife that dyed mad with Jealousie.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
IN this little Vault she lyes,
Here, with all her jealousies:
Quiet yet; but if ye make
Any noise, they both will wake,
And such spirits raise, 'twill then
Trouble Death to lay agen.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Wife that dyed mad with Jealousie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/146/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Wife that dyed mad with Jealousie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/146/.
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