Living
Liberty.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THose ills that mortall men endure,
So long are capable of cure,
As they of freedome may be sure:
But that deni'd; a griefe, though small,
Shakes the whole Roofe, or ruines all.
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Herrick, Robert. “Liberty.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/397/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Liberty.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/397/.
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