Living

Rewards.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

STill to our gains our chief respect is had;
Reward it is, that makes us good or bad.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Rewards.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/353/.

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Herrick, Robert. “Rewards.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/353/.

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