Love
Love dislikes nothing.
From Hesperides (1648)
WHatsoever thing I see,
Rich or poore although it be;
'Tis a Mistresse unto mee.
Be my Girle, or faire or browne,
Do's she smile, or do's she frowne:
Still I write a Sweet-heart downe.
Be she rough, or smooth of skin;
When I touch, I then begin
For to let Affection in.
Be she bald, or do's she weare
Locks incurl'd of other haire;
I shall find enchantment there.
Be she whole, or be she rent,
So my fancie be content,
She's to me most excellent.
Be she fat, or be she leane,
Be she sluttish, be she cleane,
I'm a man for ev'ry Sceane.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Love dislikes nothing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/759/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Love dislikes nothing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/759/.
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