Living
To his Booke.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
LIke to a Bride, come forth my Book, at last,
With all thy richest jewels over-cast:
Say, if there be 'mongst many jems here; one
Deservelesse of the name of Paragon:
Blush not at all for that; since we have set
Some Pearls on Queens, that have been counterfet.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Booke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/195/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Booke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/195/.
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