Love
To his Mistresse.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
CHoose me your Valentine;
Next, let us marry:
Love to the death will pine,
If we long tarry.
Promise, and keep your vowes,
Or vow ye never:
Loves doctrine disallowes
Troth-breakers ever.
You have broke promise twice
(Deare) to undoe me;
If you prove faithlesse thrice,
None then will wooe you.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Mistresse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/92/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Mistresse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/92/.
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