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ANOTHER ON HER (JULIA) by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW CAN I CHOOSE BUT LOVE AND FOLLOW HER
Last Line: THE STORAX, SPIKNARD, MYRRHE, AND LADANUM.
Subject(s): LOVE; SMELLS; ODORS; AROMAS; FRAGRANCES;

How can I choose but love, and follow her,
Whose shadow smels like milder Pomander!
How can I chuse but kisse her, whence do's come
The Storax, Spiknard, Myrrhe, and Ladanum.



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