QUATRAIN: HERRICK, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICHPoem ExplanationPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: It often chances that the staunchest boat Last Line: Since herrick launched his cockle-shells of rhyme! Subject(s): Herrick, Robert (1591-1674); Poetry & Poets
IT often chances that the staunchest boat Goes down in seas whereon a leaf might float. What mighty epics have been wrecked by Time Since Herrick launched his cockle-shells of rhyme!