Living
Vpon Ben. Johnson.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
HEre lyes Johnson with the rest
Of the Poets; but the Best.
Reader, wo'dst thou more have known?
Aske his Story, not this Stone.
That will speake what this can't tell
Of his glory. So farewell.
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Herrick, Robert. “Vpon Ben. Johnson.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/919/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Vpon Ben. Johnson.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/919/.
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