Living
Merits make the man.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
OUr Honours, and our Commendations be
Due to the Merits, not Authoritie.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Merits make the man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/298/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Merits make the man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/298/.
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