Living

Pollicie in Princes.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

THat Princes may possesse a surer seat,
'Tis fit they make no One with them too great.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Pollicie in Princes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/440/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Pollicie in Princes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/440/.

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