Living
Event of things not in our power.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BY Time, and Counsell, doe the best we can,
Th'event is never in the power of man.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Event of things not in our power.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/296/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Event of things not in our power.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/296/.
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