Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK, by ROBERT HERRICK



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First Line: I sing of brooks, of blossoms, of birds, and bowers
Last Line: Of heaven, and hope to have it after all.
Variant Title(s): His Theme;lyric Argument;preface To Hesperides;the Argument Of Hesperides;hesperides
Subject(s): Authors & Authorship; Books; Writing & Writers; Reading


I sing of brooks, of blossoms, of birds, and bowers,
Of April, May, of June, and July flowers.
I sing of Maypoles, hock carts, wassails, wakes,
Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes.
I write of youth, of love, and have access
By these to sing of cleanly wantonness.
I sing of dews, of rains, and, piece by piece,
Of balm, of oil, of spice, and ambergris.
I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write
How roses first came red and lilies white.
I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing
The court of Mab and of the fairy king.
I write of hell; I sing (and ever shall)
Of heaven, and hope to have it after all.




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