Living
A Vow to Minerva.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
GOddesse, I begin an Art;
Come thou in, with thy best part,
For to make the Texture lye
Each way smooth and civilly:
And a broad-fac't Owle shall be
Offer'd up with Vows to Thee.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “A Vow to Minerva.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/531/.
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Herrick, Robert. “A Vow to Minerva.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/531/.
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