Living
To Apollo.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
THou mighty Lord and master of the Lyre,
Unshorn Apollo, come, and re-inspire
My fingers so, the Lyrick-strings to move,
That I may play, and sing a Hymne to Love.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Apollo.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/880/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Apollo.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/880/.
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