Batt he gets children, not for love to rear 'em;
But out of hope his wife might die to bear 'em.

(C) Robert Herrick
03/10/2020


Best Poems of Robert Herrick

• Her Legs
• Little And Loud.
• Lyric For Legacies.
• Cherry-ripe
• The Dream
• Litany To The Holy Spirit
• No Spouse But A Sister.
• Another Grace For A Child
• The Watch
• Truth.
• Love Perfumes All Parts.
• The Tear Sent To Her From Staines.
• To Live Merrily, And To Trust To Good Verses
• A Request To The Graces
• Upon Man
• A Meditation For His Mistress
• A Childs Grace
• Fresh Cheese And Cream
• To His Brother, Nicholas Herrick.
• Upon A Gentlewoman With A Sweet Voice.