Love
Upon Julia's sweat.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
WO'd ye oyle of Blossomes get?
Take it from my Julia's sweat:
Oyl of Lillies, and of Spike,
From her moysture take the like:
Let her breath, or let her blow,
All rich spices thence will flow.
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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Julia's sweat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/728/.
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