Living
Griefe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
COnsider sorrowes, how they are aright:
Griefe, if't be great, 'tis short; if long, 'tis light.
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Herrick, Robert. “Griefe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/819/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Griefe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/819/.
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