Living
Power and Peace.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
'TIs never, or but seldome knowne,
Power and Peace to keep one Throne.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Power and Peace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/797/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Power and Peace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/797/.
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