Living
Upon Roots. Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ROots had no money; yet he went o'th score
For a wrought Purse; can any tell wherefore?
Say, What sho'd Roots do with a Purse in print,
That h'ad nor Gold or Silver to put in't?
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Roots. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/429/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Roots. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/429/.
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