Living
Pitie to the prostrate.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TIs worse then barbarous cruelty to show
No part of pitie on a conquer'd foe.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Pitie to the prostrate.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/551/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Pitie to the prostrate.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/551/.
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