Living
Upon Rook, Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ROok he sells feathers, yet he still doth crie
Fie on this pride, this Female vanitie.
Thus, though the Rooke do's raile against the sin,
He loves the gain that vanity brings in.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Rook, Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/441/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Rook, Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/441/.
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