Living

The Vision.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

ME thought I saw (as I did dreame in bed)
A crawling Vine about Anacreon's head,
Flusht was his face; his haires with oyle did shine;
And as he spake, his mouth ranne ore with wine.
Tipled he was; and tipling lispt withall;
And lisping reeld, and reeling like to fall.
A young Enchantresse close by him did stand
Tapping his plump thighes with a mirtle wand:
She smil'd; he kist; and kissing, cull'd her too;
And being cup-shot, more he co'd not doe.
For which (me thought) in prittie anger she
Snatcht off his Crown, and gave the wreath to me:
Since when (me thinks) my braines about doe swim,
And I am wilde and wanton like to him.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “The Vision.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1026/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “The Vision.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1026/.

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