Living
Upon Tap.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TAp (better known then trusted) as we heare
Sold his old Mothers Spectacles for Beere:
And not unlikely; rather too then fail,
He'l sell her Eyes, and Nose, for Beere and Ale.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Tap.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/838/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Tap.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/838/.
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