Love
Upon Love.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
LOve, I have broke
Thy yoke;
The neck is free:
But when I'm next
Love vext,
Then shackell me.
'Tis better yet
To fret
The feet or hands;
Then to enthrall,
Or gall
The neck with bands.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/459/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/459/.
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