Living
Vpon Trencherman.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TOm shifts the Trenchers; yet he never can
Endure that luke-warme name of Serving-man;
Serve or not serve, let Tom doe what he can,
He is a serving, who's a Trencher-man.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Vpon Trencherman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/805/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Vpon Trencherman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/805/.
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