Living
A song upon Silvia.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
FRom me my Silvia ranne away,
And running therewithall;
A Primrose Banke did cross her way,
And gave my Love a fall.
But trust me now I dare not say,
What I by chance did see;
But such the Drap'ry did betray
That fully ravisht me.
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Herrick, Robert. “A song upon Silvia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/917/.
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Herrick, Robert. “A song upon Silvia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/917/.
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