Living
Upon himselfe being buried.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LEt me sleep this night away,
Till the Dawning of the day:
Then at th'opening of mine eyes,
I, and all the world shall rise.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon himselfe being buried.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/550/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon himselfe being buried.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/550/.
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