Living
The Head-ake.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
MY head doth ake,
O Sappho! take
Thy fillit,
And bind the paine;
Or bring some bane
To kill it.
But lesse that part,
Then my poore heart,
Now is sick:
One kisse from thee
Will counsell be,
And Physick.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Head-ake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/592/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The Head-ake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/592/.
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