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To Anthea, Who May Command Him Anything

by Robert Herrick

Bid me to live, and I will live
Thy Protestant to be;
Or bid me love, and I will give
A loving heart to thee.

A heart as soft, a heart as kind,
A heart as sound and free,
As in the whole world thou canst find,
That heart I'll give to thee.

Bid that heart stay, and it will stay,
To honour thy decree;
Or bid it languish quite away,
And 't shall do so for thee.

Bid me to weep, and I will weep
While I have eyes to see;
And having none, yet I will keep
A heart to weep for thee.

Bid me despair, and I'll despair
Under that cypress-tree;
Or bid me die, and I will dare
E'en death to die for thee.

Thou art my life, my love, my heart,
The very eyes of me;
And hast command of every part
To live and die for thee.


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  3. Corinnas Going A-Maying
  4. Divination By A Daffodil
  5. The Argument Of His Book
  6. The Bag Of The Bee
  7. To Anthea Who May Command Him Anyth
  8. To Daisies Not To Shut So Soon
  9. To His Mistress Objecting To Him Ne
  10. To Julia
  11. To Perilla
  12. Upon Julias Hair Filled With Dew
  13. Upon Julias Unlacing Herself
  14. Upon The Nipples Of Julias Breast
 
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