Living

Upon Pearch. Epig.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

THou writes in Prose, how sweet all Virgins be;
But ther's not one, doth praise the smell of thee.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Upon Pearch. Epig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/811/.

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Herrick, Robert. “Upon Pearch. Epig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/811/.

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