Love
To Mistresse Mary Willand.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
ONe more by Thee, Love, and Desert have sent,
T'enspangle this expansive Firmament.
O Flame of Beauty! come, appeare, appeare
A Virgin Taper, ever shining here.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Mistresse Mary Willand.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/517/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Mistresse Mary Willand.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/517/.
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