Living

Upon Skinns. Epig.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

SKinns he din'd well to day; how do you think?
His Nails they were his meat, his Reume the drink.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Upon Skinns. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/411/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Upon Skinns. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/411/.

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