Living
To Silvia.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
PArdon my trespasse (Silvia) I confesse,
My kisse out-went the bounds of shamfastnesse:
None is discreet at all times; no, not Jove
Himselfe, at one time, can be wise, and Love.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To Silvia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/945/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To Silvia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/945/.
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