Living
Bribes and Gifts get all.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
DEad falls the Cause, if once the Hand be mute;
But let that speak, the Client gets the suit.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Bribes and Gifts get all.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/310/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Bribes and Gifts get all.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/310/.
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