Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHOP-CHERRY, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Thou gav'st me leave to kiss
Last Line: Another snapt the cherry.
Subject(s): Love


1. Thou gav'st me leave to kisse;
Thou gav'st me leave to wooe;
Thou mad'st me thinke by this,
And that, thou lov'dst me too.

2. But I shall ne'r forget,
How for to make thee merry;
Thou mad'st me chop, but yet,
Another snapt the Cherry.





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