Living
Lines have their Linings, and Bookes their Buckram.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
AS in our clothes, so likewise he who lookes,
Shall find much farcing Buckram in our Books.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Lines have their Linings, and Bookes their Buckram.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/560/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Lines have their Linings, and Bookes their Buckram.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/560/.
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