Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO MY DEAREST SISTER M. MERCIE HERRICK, by ROBERT HERRICK


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TO MY DEAREST SISTER M. MERCIE HERRICK, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: When ere I go, or what so ere befalls
Last Line: The blessing fall in mellow times on thee.


When ere I go, or what so ere befalls
Me in mine Age, or forraign Funerals,
This Blessing I will leave thee, ere I go,
Prosper thy Basket, and therein thy Dow.
Feed on the paste of Filberts, or else knead
And Bake the floure of Amber for thy bread.
Balm may thy Trees drop, and thy Springs runne oyle
And everlasting Harvest crown thy Soile!
These I but wish for; but thy selfe shall see,
The Blessing fall in mellow times on Thee.





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