by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)

On Himself (I)
Language: English 
Young I was, but now am old,
But I am not yet grown cold ;
I can play, and I can twine
'Bout a virgin like a vine :
In her lap too I can lie
Melting, and in fancy die ;
And return to life if she
Claps my cheek, or kisseth me :
Thus, and thus it now appears
That our love outlasts our years.

Confired with Works of Robert Herrick. Vol I, Alfred Pollard, ed., London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 18.


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