Living

Upon Ursley.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

VRsley, she thinks those Velvet Patches grace
The Candid Temples of her comely face:
But he will say, who e'r those Circlets seeth,
They be but signs of Ursleys hollow teeth.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Upon Ursley.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/544/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Upon Ursley.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/544/.

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