Living
The Rosarie.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ONe ask'd me where the Roses grew?
I bade him not goe seek;
But forthwith bade my Julia shew
A bud in either cheek.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Rosarie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/43/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The Rosarie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/43/.
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