Living
Upon a Maide.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
HEre she lyes (in Bed of Spice)
Faire as Eve in Paradice:
For her beauty it was such
Poets co'd not praise too much.
Virgins Come, and in a Ring
Her supreamest Requiem sing;
Then depart, but see ye tread
Lightly, lightly ore the dead.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Maide.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/847/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Upon a Maide.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/847/.
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