Living
Crosses.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
OUr Crosses are no other then the rods,'
And our Diseases, Vultures of the Gods:
Each griefe we feele, that likewise is a Kite
Sent forth by them, our flesh to eate, or bite.
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Herrick, Robert. “Crosses.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/871/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Crosses.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/871/.
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