Living
Upon a free Maid, with a foule breath.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
YOu say you'l kiss me, and I thanke you for it:
But stinking breath, I do as hell abhorre it.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a free Maid, with a foule breath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/589/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a free Maid, with a foule breath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/589/.
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