Living
Vertue.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
EAch must, in vertue, strive for to excell;
That man lives twice, that lives the first life well.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Vertue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/300/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Vertue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/300/.
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