Living
Upon Groynes. Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
GRoynes, for his fleshly Burglary of late.
Stood in the Holy-Forum Candidate:
The word is Roman; but in English knowne:
Penance, and standing so, are both but one.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Groynes. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/263/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Groynes. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/263/.
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