Living
Upon Irene.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
ANgry if Irene be
But a Minutes life with me:
Such a fire I espie
Walking in and out her eye,
As at once I freeze, and frie.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Irene.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/567/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Irene.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/567/.
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