Living
On himselfe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
YOung I was, but now am old,
But I am not yet grown cold;
I can play, and I can twine
Bout a Virgin like a Vine:
In her lap too I can lye
Melting, and in fancie die:
And return to life, if she
Claps my cheek, or kisseth me;
Thus, and thus it now appears
That our love out-lasts our yeeres.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/41/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/41/.
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