Living
Another.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LEt the superstitious wife
Neer the childs heart lay a knife:
Point be up, and Haft be downe;
(While she gossips in the towne)
This 'mongst other mystick charms
Keeps the sleeping child from harms.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Another.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/898/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Another.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/898/.
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