Love

A charme, or an allay for Love.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Love

IF so be a Toad be laid
In a Sheeps-skin newly flaid,
And that ty'd to man'twill sever
Him and his affections ever.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “A charme, or an allay for Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/588/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “A charme, or an allay for Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/588/.

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