Living
Felicitie knowes no Fence.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
OF both our Fortunes good and bad we find
Prosperitie more searching of the mind:
Felicitie flies o're the Wall and Fence,
While misery keeps in with patience.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Felicitie knowes no Fence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/774/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Felicitie knowes no Fence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/774/.
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