Living
To a Gentlewoman on just dealing.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TRue to your self, and sheets, you'l have me swear,
You shall; if righteous dealing I find there.
Do not you fall through frailty; Ile be sure
To keep my Bond still free from forfeiture.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To a Gentlewoman on just dealing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/340/.
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Herrick, Robert. “To a Gentlewoman on just dealing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/340/.
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