God And The King.

How am I bound to Two! God, who doth give
The mind; the king, the means whereby I live.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

What Kind Of Mistress He Would Have

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A Frolic.

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To Sir George Parry, Doctor Of The Civil Law.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Bad May Be Better.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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God is all fore-part; for, we never see
Any part backward in the Deity.

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God Has A Twofold Part.

God, when for sin He makes His children smart,
His own He acts not, but another's part;
But when by stripes He saves them, then 'tis known
He comes to play the part that is His own.

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God.

In God there's nothing, but 'tis known to be
Even God Himself, in perfect entity.

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The Difference Betwixt Kings And Subjects.

'Twixt kings and subjects there's this mighty odds:
Subjects are taught by men; kings by the gods.

Robert Herrick

God, And Lord.

God is His name of nature; but that word
Implies His power when He's called the Lord.

Robert Herrick

God.

God, in the holy tongue, they call
The place that filleth all in all.

Robert Herrick