Living
To Musick.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BEgin to charme, and as thou stroak'st mine eares
With thy enchantment, melt me into tears.
Then let thy active hand scu'd o're thy Lyre:
And make my spirits frantick with the fire.
That done, sink down into a silv'rie straine;
And make me smooth as Balme, and Oiie againe.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Musick.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/177/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Musick.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/177/.
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