Living
Suffer that thou canst not shift.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
DO's Fortune rend thee? Beare with thy hard Fate:
Vertuous instructions ne'r are delicate.
Say, do's she frown? still countermand her threats:
Vertue best loves those children that she beates.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Suffer that thou canst not shift.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/829/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Suffer that thou canst not shift.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/829/.
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