Rook he sells feathers, yet he still doth cry
Fie on this pride, this female vanity.
Thus, though the Rook does rail against the sin,
He loves the gain that vanity brings in.

(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.