Living
His parting from Mrs Dorothy Keneday.
From Hesperides (1648)
WHen I did goe from thee, I felt that smart,
Which Bodies do, when Souls from them depart.
Thou did'st not mind it; though thou then might'st see
Me turn'd to tears; yet did'st not weep for me.
'Tis true, I kist thee; but I co'd not heare
Thee spend a sigh, t'accompany my teare.
Yet say; sho'd she condemne
Me to surrender them;
Then say; my part
Must be to weep
Out them, to keep
A poore, yet loving heart.
Say too, She wo'd have this;
She shall: Then my hope is,
That when I'm poore,
And nothing have
To send, or save;
I'm sure she'll ask no more.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “His parting from Mrs Dorothy Keneday.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/124/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “His parting from Mrs Dorothy Keneday.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/124/.
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