Living

Griefes.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

IOve may afford us thousands of reliefs;
Since man expos'd is to a world of griefs.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Griefes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/399/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Griefes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/399/.

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