Love
Love.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
THis Axiom I have often heard,
Kings ought to be more lov'd, then fear'd.
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Herrick, Robert. “Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/681/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/681/.
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