Living
The Hony-combe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
IF thou hast found an honie-combe,
Eate thou not all, but taste on some:
For if thou eat'st it to excess;
That sweetness turnes to Loathsomness.
Taste it to Temper; then 'twill be
Marrow, and Manna unto thee
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Herrick, Robert. “The Hony-combe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/918/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Hony-combe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/918/.
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