Love

His Covenant or Protestation to Julia.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Love

WHy do'st thou wound, & break my heart?
As if we sho'd for ever part?
Hast thou not heard an Oath from me,
After a day, or two, or three,
I wo'd come back and live with thee?
Take, if thou do'st distrust, that Vowe;
This second Protestation now.
Upon thy cheeke that spangel'd Teare,
Which sits as Dew of Roses there:
That Teare shall scarce be dri'd before
Ile kisse the Threshold of thy dore.
Then weepe not sweet; but thus much know,
I'm halfe return'd before I go.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “His Covenant or Protestation to Julia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1099/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “His Covenant or Protestation to Julia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1099/.

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