Love
To his Mistresses.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
PUt on your silks; and piece by piece
Give them the scent of Amber-Greece:
And for your breaths too, let them smell
Ambrosia-like, or Nectarell:
While other Gums their sweets perspire,
By your owne jewels set on sire.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Mistresses.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/52/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Mistresses.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/52/.
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