Living
Upon Sapho, sweetly playing, and sweetly singing.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHen thou do'st play, and sweetly sing,
Whether it be the voice or string,
Or both of them, that do agree
Thus to en-trance and ravish me:
This, this I know, I'm oft struck mute;
And dye away upon thy Lute.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Sapho, sweetly playing, and sweetly singing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/364/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Sapho, sweetly playing, and sweetly singing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/364/.
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