Living

Slavery.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

TIs liberty to serve one Lord; but he
Who many serves, serves base servility.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Slavery.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/896/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Slavery.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/896/.

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