Living
Gold, before Goodnesse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
HOw rich a man is, all desire to know;
But none enquires if good he be, or no.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Gold, before Goodnesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/330/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Gold, before Goodnesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/330/.
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