Love

To Julia:

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Love

HOw rich and pleasing thou my Julia art
In each thy dainty, and peculiar part!
First, for thy Queen-ship on thy head is set
Of flowers a sweet commingled Coronet:
About thy neck a Carkanet is bound,
Made of the Rubie, Pearle and Diamond:
A golden ring, that shines upon thy thumb:
About thy wrist, the rich Dardanium.
Between thy Breast (then Doune of Swans more white)
There playes the Saphire with the Chrysolite.
No part besides must of thy selfe be known,
But by the Topaz, Opa!, Calcedon.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “To Julia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/86/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “To Julia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/86/.

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