Living
Upon his Kinswoman Mrs. M. S.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
HEre lies a Virgin, and as sweet
As ere was wrapt in winding sheet.
Her name if next you wo'd have knowne,
The Marble speaks it Mary Stone:
Who dying in her blooming yeares,
This Stone, for names sake, melts to teares.
If fragrant Virgins you'l but keep
A Fast, while Jets and Marbles weep,
And praying, strew some Roses on her,
You'l do my Neice abundant honour.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Kinswoman Mrs. M. S.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/773/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Kinswoman Mrs. M. S.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/773/.
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