Living
No despight to the dead.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
REproach we may the living; not the dead:
'Tis cowardice to bite the buried.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “No despight to the dead.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/626/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “No despight to the dead.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/626/.
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