Living
A Bachanalian Verse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
DRinke up
Your Cup,
But not spill Wine;
For if you
Do,
'Tis an ill signe;
That we
Foresee,
You are cloy'd here,
If so, no
Hoe,
But avoid here.
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Herrick, Robert. “A Bachanalian Verse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/997/.
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Herrick, Robert. “A Bachanalian Verse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/997/.
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