Robert Herrick - UPON THE DETRACTER

I ask'd thee oft what poets thou hast read, <br />And lik'st the best? Still thou repli'st, The dead. <br />--I shall, ere long, with green turfs cover'd be; <br />Then sure thou'lt like, or thou wilt envy, me.<br /><br />Robert Herrick<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/upon-the-detracter/