Living
On himselfe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
I Feare no Earthly Powers;
But care for crowns of flowers:
And love to have my Beard
With Wine and Oile besmear'd.
This day Ile drowne all sorrow;
Who knowes to live to morrow?
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/171/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/171/.
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