Living
To his Valentine, on S. Valentines day.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
OFt have I heard both Youths and Virgins say,
Birds chuse their Mates, and couple too, this day:
But by their flight I never can divine,
When I shall couple with my Valentine.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Valentine, on S. Valentines day.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/380/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Valentine, on S. Valentines day.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/380/.
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