Living
An end decreed.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LEt's be jocund while we may;
All things have an ending day:
And when once the Work is done;
Fates revolve no Flax th'ave spun.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “An end decreed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/649/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “An end decreed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/649/.
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