Living
The Covetous still Captives.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LEt's live with that smal pittance that we have;
Who covets more, is evermore a slave.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Covetous still Captives.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/608/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Covetous still Captives.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/608/.
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