Living
Devotion makes the Deity.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHo formes a Godhead out of Gold or Stone,
Makes not a God; but he that prayes to one.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Devotion makes the Deity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/290/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Devotion makes the Deity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/290/.
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