Living
The Frankincense.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
WHen my off'ring next I make,
Be thy hand the hallowed Cake:
And thy bed the Altar, whence
Love may smell the Frankincense.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Frankincense.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/419/.
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Herrick, Robert. “The Frankincense.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/419/.
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