Living
To the Nightingale, and Robin-Red-brest.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHen I departed am, ring thou my knell,
Thou pittifull, and pretty Philomel:
And when I'm laid out for a Corse; then be
Thou Sexton (Red-brest) for to cover me.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To the Nightingale, and Robin-Red-brest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/281/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To the Nightingale, and Robin-Red-brest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/281/.
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