Living
Vpon a Lady faire, but fruitlesse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TWice has Pudica been a Bride, and led
By holy Himen to the Nuptiall Bed.
Two Youths sha's known, thrice two, and twice 3. yeares
Yet not a Lillie from the Bed appeares;
Nor will; for why, Pudica, this may know,
Trees never beare, unlesse they first do blow.
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Herrick, Robert. “Vpon a Lady faire, but fruitlesse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/478/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Vpon a Lady faire, but fruitlesse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/478/.
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