Poem by Robert Herrick

The Watch

Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never
Wound up again; Once down, he's down for ever.
The watch once down, all motions then do cease;
The man's pulse stopt, all passions sleep in peace.

1. Four Things Make Us Happy Here
2. Upon the Detracter
3. Upon Wrinkles
4. Casualties
5. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months

Bryan Procter The Watch ("I wakened on my hot, hard bed")

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