Living

Reward and punishments.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

ALL things are open to these two events,
Or to Rewards, or else to Punishments.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Reward and punishments.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/488/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Reward and punishments.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/488/.

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