Living
Littlenesse no cause of Leannesse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ONe feeds on Lard, and yet is leane;
And I but feasting with a Beane,
Grow fat and smooth; The reason is,
Jove prospers my meat, more then his.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Littlenesse no cause of Leannesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/462/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Littlenesse no cause of Leannesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/462/.
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