Living
The Tythe. To the Bride.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
IF nine times you your Bride-groome kisse;
The tenth you know the Parsons is.
Pay then your Tythe; and doing thus,
Prove in your Bride-bed numerous.
If children you have ten, Sir John
Won't for his tenth part ask you one.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Tythe. To the Bride.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/582/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Tythe. To the Bride.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/582/.
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