Living
The smell of the Sacrifice.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THe Gods require the thighes
Of Beeves for sacrifice;
Which rosted, we the steam
Must sacrifice to them:
Who though they do not eat,
Yet love the smell of meat.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The smell of the Sacrifice.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/745/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The smell of the Sacrifice.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/745/.
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