Living

Precepts.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

GOod Precepts we must firmly hold,
By daily Learning we wax old.

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Herrick, Robert. “Precepts.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/506/.

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Herrick, Robert. “Precepts.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/506/.

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