Living
To his Booke.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TAke mine advise, and go not neere
Those faces (sower as Vineger.)
For these, and Nobler numbers can
Ne'r please the supercillious man.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Booke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/877/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Booke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/877/.
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