Living
Upon Ralph. Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
CUrse not the mice, no grist of thine they eat:
But curse thy children, they consume thy wheat.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Ralph. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/360/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Ralph. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/360/.
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