Living
Upon one who said she was alwayes young.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
YOu say y'are young; but when your Teeth are told
To be but three, Black-ey'd, wee'l thinke y'are old.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon one who said she was alwayes young.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/463/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon one who said she was alwayes young.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/463/.
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