Living
Adversity.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LOve is maintain'd by wealth; when all is spent,
Adversity then breeds the discontent.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Adversity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/685/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Adversity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/685/.
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