Living
Upon the same.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
I Ask't thee oft, what Poets thou hast read,
And lik'st the best? Still thou reply'st, The dead.
I shall, ere long, with green turfs cover'd be;
Then sure thou't like, or thou wilt envie me.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon the same.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/175/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon the same.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/175/.
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