Living
Upon himself.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
COme, leave this loathed Country-life, and then
Grow up to be a Roman Citizen.
Those mites of Time, which yet remain unspent,
Waste thou in that most Civill Government.
Get their comportment, and the gliding tongue
Of those mild Men, thou art to live among:
Then being seated in that smoother Sphere,
Decree thy everlasting Topick there.
And to the Farm-house nere return at all,
Though Granges do not love thee, Cities shall.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon himself.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/457/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon himself.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/457/.
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