Living
More potent, lesse peccant.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
HE that may sin, sins least; Leave to transgresse
Enfeebles much the seeds of wickednesse.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “More potent, lesse peccant.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/272/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “More potent, lesse peccant.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/272/.
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