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Selections from the Hesperides and Works of Robert Herrick

The book includes a selection of Robert Herrick's most celebrated poems, drawn from his influential collection 'The Hesperides,' as well as additional works showcasing his poetic talent. Herrick's poetry is known for its lyrical beauty and wit, often exploring themes of nature, love, and the passage of time. more

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Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was an English poet, born on August 24, 1591, and died on October 15, 1674. His poetry is known for its concise and lively style, and has been widely appreciated by later generations. more

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“Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.”

“Knowledge enormous makes a God of me. Names, deeds, gray legends, dire events, rebellions, Majesties, sovran voices, agonies, Creations and destroyings, all at once Pour into the wide hollows of my brain, And deify me, as if some blithe wine Or bright elixir peerless I had drunk, And so become immortal.”

“Upon the first goblet he read this inscription, monkey wine; upon the second, lion wine; upon the third, sheep wine; upon the fourth, swine wine. These four inscriptions expressed the four descending degrees of drunkenness: the first, that which enlivens; the second, that which irritates; the third, that which stupefies; finally the last, that which brutalizes.”

“Let first the onion flourish there, Rose among roots, the maiden-fair, Wine-scented and poetic soul Of the capacious salad bowl.”