Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON A PERFUM'D LADY, by ROBERT HERRICK


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ON A PERFUM'D LADY, by                 Poet's Biography
First Line: You say y'are sweet; how sho'd we know
Last Line: Then we shall smell how sweet you be.
Subject(s): Perfume


You say y'are sweet; how sho'd we know
Whether that you be sweet or no?
From Powders and Perfumes keep free;
Then we shall smell how sweet you be.





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