Living
Meane things overcome mighty.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BY the weak'st means things mighty are o'rethrown,
He's Lord of thy life, who contemnes his own.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Meane things overcome mighty.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/711/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Meane things overcome mighty.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/711/.
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