A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick






182. UPON THE DETRACTER

     I ask'd thee oft what poets thou hast read,
     And lik'st the best?  Still thou repli'st, The dead.
     —I shall, ere long, with green turfs cover'd be;
     Then sure thou'lt like, or thou wilt envy, me.

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