Living
To M. Kellam.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHat can my Kellam drink his Sack
In Goblets to the brim,
And see his Robin Herrick lack,
Yet send no Boules to him?
For love or pitie to his Muse,
(That she may flow in Verse)
Contemne to recommend a Cruse,
But send to her a Tearce.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To M. Kellam.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/927/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To M. Kellam.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/927/.
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