Living
To Oenone.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
SWeet Oenone, doe but say
Love thou dost, though Love sayes Nay.
Speak me faire; for Lovers be
Gently kill'd by Flatterie.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Oenone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/799/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Oenone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/799/.
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