Living
Upon Batt.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BAtt he gets children, not for love to reare 'em;
But out of hope his wife might die to beare 'em.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Batt.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/185/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Batt.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/185/.
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