Living

Laugh and lie downe.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

Y'Ave laught enough (sweet) vary now your Text;
And laugh no more; or laugh, and lie down next.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Laugh and lie downe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/279/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Laugh and lie downe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/279/.

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