Living
To be merry.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LEts now take out time;
While w'are in our Prime;
And old, old Age is a farre off:
For the evill evill dayes
Will come on apace;
Before we can be aware of.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To be merry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/815/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To be merry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/815/.
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