Love
To Electra.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
LEt not thy Tomb-stone er'e be laid by me:
Nor let my Herse, be wept upon by thee:
But let that instant when thou dy'st be known,
The minute of mine expiration.
One knell be rung for both; and let one grave
To hold us two, an endlesse honour have.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Electra.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/884/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Electra.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/884/.
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