by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
To Dianeme (II)
Language: English
Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes Which, starlike, sparkle in their skies ; Nor be you proud that you can see All hearts your captives, yours yet free ; Be you not proud of that rich hair Which wantons with the love-sick air ; Whenas that ruby which you wear, Sunk from the tip of your soft ear, Will last to be a precious stone When all your world of beauty's gone.
Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol I, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 74.
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- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To Dianeme (II)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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