Living
To the Lark.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
GOod speed, for I this day
Betimes my Mattens say:
Because I doe
Begin to wooe:
Sweet singing Lark,
Be thou the Clark,
And know thy when
To say, Amen.
And if I prove
Blest in my love;
Then thou shalt be
High-Priest to me,
At my returne,
To Incense burne;
And so to solemnize
Love's, and my Sacrifice.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To the Lark.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/215/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To the Lark.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/215/.
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