Living
The hand and tongue.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TWo parts of us successively command;
The tongue in peace; but then in warre the hand.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The hand and tongue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/341/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The hand and tongue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/341/.
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