Living
Vpon his gray haires.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
FLy me not, though I be gray,
Lady, this I know you'l say;
Better look the Roses red,
When with white commingled.
Black your haires are; mine are white;
This begets the more delight,
When things meet most opposite:
As in Pictures we descry,
Venus standing Vulcan by.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Vpon his gray haires.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/528/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Vpon his gray haires.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/528/.
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