Sin.

Sin no existence; nature none it hath,
Or good at all, as learned Aquinas saith.

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

Surfeits.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

God's Part.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

On Himself.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

The End.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Sin is an act so free, that if we shall
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