Hesperides, or, The works both humane & divine of Robert Herrick, Esq.
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Title
Hesperides, or, The works both humane & divine of Robert Herrick, Esq.
Author
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
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London :: Printed for John Williams and Francis Eglesfield ...,
1648.
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"Hesperides, or, The works both humane & divine of Robert Herrick, Esq." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43441.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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His Poetrie his Pillar.
1.
ONely a little moreI have to write,Then Ile give o're,And bid the world Good-night.
2.
'Tis but a flying minute,That I must stay,Or linger in it;And then I must away.
3.
O time that cut'st down all!And scarce leav'st hereMemoriallOf any men that were.
4.
How many lye forgotIn Vaults beneath?
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And piece-meale rotWithout a fame in death?
5.
Behold this living stone,I reare for me,Ne'n to be thrownDowne, envious Time by thee.
6.
Pillars let some set up,(If so they please)Here is my hope,And my Pyramides.
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