Living
Upon Prickles. Epig.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
PRickles is waspish, and puts forth his sting,
For Bread, Drinke, Butter, Cheese; for every thing
That Prickles buyes, puts Prickles out of frame;
How well his nature's fitted to hisname!
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Prickles. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/912/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Prickles. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/912/.
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