Living
To his Muse, another to the same.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
TEll that Brave Man, fain thou wo'dst have access
To kiss his hands, but that for fearfullness;
Or else because th'art like a modest Bride,
Ready to blush to death, sho'd he but chide.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To his Muse, another to the same.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/972/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To his Muse, another to the same.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/972/.
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