Living
Upon Parrat.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
PArrat protests 'tis he, and only he
Can teach a man the Art of memory:
Believe him not; for he forgot it quite,
Being drunke, who 'twas that Can'd his Ribs last night.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Parrat.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/502/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Parrat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/502/.
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