Living

On himselfe.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

ILe sing no more, nor will I longer write
Of that sweet Lady, or that gallant Knight:
Ile sing no more of Frosts, Snowes, Dews and Showers;
No more of Groves, Meades, Springs, and wreaths of
Ile write no more, nor will I tell or sing (Flowers:
Of Cupid, and his wittie coozning:
Ile sing no more of death, or shall the grave
No more my Dirges, and my Trentalls have.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/668/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “On himselfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/668/.

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