Love
Upon his Sister-in-Law, Mistresse Elizab: Herrick.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
FIrst, for Effusions due unto the dead,
My solemne Vowes have here accomplished:
Next, how I love thee, that my griefe must tell,
Wherein thou liv'st for ever. Deare farewell.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Sister-in-Law, Mistresse Elizab: Herrick.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/70/.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Sister-in-Law, Mistresse Elizab: Herrick.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/70/.
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