Living

Laxare fibulam.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

TO loose the button, is no lesse,
Then to cast off all bashfulnesse.

Cite this poem

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Laxare fibulam.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/721/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Laxare fibulam.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/721/.

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