Great cities seldom rest; if there be none
T' invade from far, they'll find worse foes at home.
Classic poem
PEACE NOT PERMANENT
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- Great cities seldom rest; if there be none
- Poet
- Robert Herrick
- Themes
- solitude
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