Living
Upon Jollies wife.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
FIrst, Jollies wife is lame; then next, loose-hipt:
Squint-ey'd, hook-nos'd; and lastly, Kidney-lipt.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Jollies wife.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/164/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Jollies wife.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/164/.
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