Living
Another.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TO read my Booke the Virgin shie
May blush, (while Brutus standeth by:)
But when He's gone, read through what's writ,
And never staine a cheeke for it.
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Herrick, Robert. “Another.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/2/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Another.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/2/.
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