Living
Best to be merry.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
FOoles are they, who never know
How the times away doe goe:
But for us, who wisely see
Where the bounds of black Death be:
Let's live merrily, and thus
Gratifie the Genius.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Best to be merry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/233/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Best to be merry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/233/.
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