Living
The Perfume.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TOmorrow, Julia, I betimes must rise,
For some small fault, to offer sacrifice:
The Altar's ready; Fire to consume
The fat; breathe thou, and there's the rich perfume.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Perfume.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/253/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Perfume.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/253/.
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