Love

The frozen Zone: or, Julia disdainfull.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Love

WHither? Say, whither shall I fly,
To slack these flames wherein I frie?
To the Treasures, shall I goe,
Of the Raine, Frost, Haile, and Snow?
Shall I search the under-ground,
Where all Damps, and Mists are found?
Shall I seek (for speedy ease)
All the floods, and frozen seas?
Or descend into the deep,
Where eternall cold does keep?
These may coole; but there's a Zone
Colder yet then any one:
That's my Julia's breast; where dwels
Such destructive Ysicles;
As that the Congelation will
Me sooner starve, then those can kill.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “The frozen Zone: or, Julia disdainfull.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/113/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “The frozen Zone: or, Julia disdainfull.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/113/.

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