Living
Upon Prew his Maid.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
IN this little Urne is laid
Prewdence Baldwin (once my maid)
From whose happy spark here let
Spring the purple Violet.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Prew his Maid.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/791/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon Prew his Maid.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/791/.
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