Living
Upon a Physitian.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THou cam'st to cure me (Doctor) of my cold,
And caught'st thy selfe the more by twenty fold:
Prethee goe home; and for thy credit be
First cur'd thy selfe; then come and cure me.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Physitian.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/238/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Physitian.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/238/.
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