Living

Conformitie.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

COnformity was ever knowne
A foe to Dissolution:
Nor can we that a ruine call,
Whose crack gives crushing unto all.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Conformitie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/74/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Conformitie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/74/.

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