Living

Want.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

NEed is no vice at all; though here it be,
With men, a loathed inconveniencie.

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MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Want.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/707/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Want.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/707/.

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