Living
Upon Spokes.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
SPokes when he sees a rosted Pig, he swears
Nothing he loves on't but the chaps and ears:
But carve to him the fat flanks; and he shall
Rid these, and those, and part by part eat all.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Spokes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/991/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Spokes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/991/.
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