English poem Recompense. by Robert Herrick Listen in the reader Share: WhatsApp · Facebook · LinkedIn · X · Copy link Who plants an olive, but to eat the oil? Reward, we know, is the chief end of toil. More by Robert HerrickPutrefaction.Rags.Rapine Brings Ruin.Readiness.Regression Spoils Resolution.Repletion.Rest Refreshes.Rest.All 1426 poems by Robert Herrick