Lyric Poem · Life
Peace Not Permanent
Great cities seldom rest; if there be none
T' invade from far, they'll find worse foes at home.
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“Peace Not Permanent” by Robert Herrick — quilloak.com/poems/peace-not-permanent
Quick facts
- Poem
- Peace Not Permanent
- Poet
- Robert Herrick
- Length
- 2 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem, Short Poems
- Themes
- Life, Short
Text, source & rights
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- Author record
- Robert Herrick1591–1674
- Source record
- PoetryDBPeace Not Permanent by robert-herrick, PoetryDB transcription
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- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- Not recorded in the imported source
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- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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