Living
To Vulcan.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THy sooty Godhead, I desire
Still to be ready with thy fire:
That sho'd my Booke despised be,
Acceptance it might find of thee.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Vulcan.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/614/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Vulcan.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/614/.
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