Living
Examples, or like Prince, like People.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
EXamples lead us, and wee likely see,
Such as the Prince is, will his People be.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Examples, or like Prince, like People.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/768/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Examples, or like Prince, like People.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/768/.
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