Living
Kings and Tyrants.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TWixt Kings & Tyrants there's this difference known;
Kings seek their Subjects good: Tyrants their owne.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Kings and Tyrants.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/870/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Kings and Tyrants.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/870/.
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