Living
Upon Lungs. Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LUngs (as some, say) ne'r sets him down to eate,
But that his breath do's Fly-blow all the meate.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Lungs. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/647/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Lungs. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/647/.
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