Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UPON JULIA'S SWEAT, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Wo'd ye oyle of blossomes get?
Last Line: All rich spices thence will flow.
Subject(s): Perspiration; Sweat


Wo'd ye oyle of Blossomes get?
Take it from my Julia's sweat:
Oyl of Lillies, and of Spike,
From her moysture take the like:
Let her breath, or let her blow,
All rich spices thence will flow.





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