Living
In praise of women.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
OJupiter, sho'd I speake ill
Of woman-kind, first die I will;
Since that I know, 'mong all the rest
Of creatures, woman is the best.
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Herrick, Robert. “In praise of women.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/748/.
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Herrick, Robert. “In praise of women.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/748/.
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