Hesperides, or, The works both humane & divine of Robert Herrick, Esq.
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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 16, 2024.
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An Ode to Sir Clipsebie Crew.
1.
HEre we securely live, and eateThe Creame of meat;And keep eternal fires,By which we sit, and doe DivineAs WineAnd Rage inspires.
2.
If full we charme; then call uponAnacreonTo grace the frantick Thyrse:And having drunk, we raise a shoutThroughoutTo praise his Verse.
3.
Then cause we Horace to be read,Which sung, or seyd,A Goblet, to the brim,Of Lyrick Wine, both swell'd and crown'd,A RoundWe quaffe to him.
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Thus, thus, we live, and spend the houresIn Wine and Flowers:And make the frollick yeere,The Month, the Week, the instant DayTo stayThe longer here.
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Come then, brave Knight, and see the CellWherein I dwell;And my Enchantments too;Which Love and noble freedome is;And thisShall fetter you.
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Take Horse, and come; or be so kind,To send your mind(Though but in Numbers few)And I shall think I have the heart,Or partOf Clipseby Crew.
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