Living
The Bed-man, or Grave-maker.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THou hast made many Houses for the Dead;
When my Lot calls me to be buried,
For Love or Pittie, prethee let there be
I'th'Church-yard, made, one Tenement for me.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Bed-man, or Grave-maker.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/862/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The Bed-man, or Grave-maker.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/862/.
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