Living

Stool-ball.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

AT Stool-ball, Lucia, let us play,
For Sugar-cakes and Wine;
Or for a Tansie let us pay,
The losse or thine, or mine.

If thou, my Deere, a winner be
At trundling of the Ball,
The wager thou shalt have, and me,
And my misfortunes all.

But if (my Sweetest) I shall get,
Then I desire but this;
That likewise I may pay the Bet,
And have for all a kisfe.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Stool-ball.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/699/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Stool-ball.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/699/.

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