Living

Upon his Spaniell Tracie.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Living

NOw thou art dead, no eye shall ever see,
For shape and service, Spaniell like to thee.
This shall my love doe, give thy sad death one
Teare, that deserves of me a million.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Spaniell Tracie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/976/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Upon his Spaniell Tracie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/976/.

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