Living

Women uselesse.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

WHat need we marry Women, when
Without their use we may have men?
And such as will in short time be,
For murder fit, or mutinie;
As Cadmus once a new way found,
By throwing teeth into the ground:
(From which poore seed, and rudely sown)
Sprung up a War-like Nation.
So let us Yron, Silver, Gold,
Brasse, Leade or Tinne, throw into th'mould;
And we shall see in little space
Rise up of men, a fighting race.
If this can be, say then, what need
Have we of Women or their seed?

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Women uselesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/957/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Women uselesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/957/.

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