Upon Mudge.

Mudge every morning to the postern comes,
His teeth all out, to rinse and wash his gums.

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

To M. Laurence Swetnaham.

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Upon Clunn.

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Possessions.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Alms.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Biting Of Beggars.

Who, railing, drives the lazar from his door,
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Upon One-Ey'd Broomsted. Epig.

Broomsted a lameness got by cold and beer:
And to the bath went, to be cured there:
His feet were helped, and left his crutch behind;
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Another Charm For Stables.

Hang up hooks and shears to scare
Hence the hag that rides the mare,
Till they be all over wet
With the mire and the sweat:
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Upon Bridget. Epig.

Of four teeth only Bridget was possest;
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Upon Meg.

Meg yesterday was troubled with a pose,
Which, this night harden'd, sodders up her nose.

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