Love
Love is a sirrup.
From Hesperides (1648)
Love
LOve is a sirrup; and who er'e we see
Sick and surcharg'd with this sacietie:
Shall by this pleasing trespasse quickly prove,
Ther's loathsomnesse e'en in the sweets of love.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “Love is a sirrup.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/958/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “Love is a sirrup.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/958/.
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