Living
On himselfe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ASke me, why I do not sing
To the tension of the string,
As I did, not long ago,
When my numbers full did flow?
Griefe (ay me!) hath struck my Lute,
And my tongue at one time mute.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/334/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/334/.
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