Living
No Paines, no Gaines.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
IF little lalour, little are our gaines:
Mans fortunes are according to his paines.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “No Paines, no Gaines.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/761/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “No Paines, no Gaines.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/761/.
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