If nine times you your bridegroom kiss,
The tenth you know the parson's is.
Pay then your tithe, and doing thus,
Prove in your bride-bed numerous.
If children you have ten, Sir John
Won't for his tenth part ask you one.
The Tithe. To The Bride
Robert Herrick
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Poem topics: children, kiss, bride, prove, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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