The Complete Poems of Robert Herrick Author:Robert Herrick Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: For love or pitie to his Muse, (That she may flow in Verse) Contemne to recommend a Cruse, But send to her a Tearce.6 Happinesse to hospitalitie, or a h... more »earty to good house-keeping. Tj IRST, may the hand of bounty bring Into the daily offering Of full provision ; such a store, Till that the Cooke cries, Bring no more. Upon your hogsheads never fall A drought of wine, ale, beere (at all;) But, like full clouds, may they from thence Diffuse their mighty influence. Next, let the Lord, and Ladie here Enjoy a Christning yeare by yeare ; And this good blessing back them still, T'ave Boyes, and Gyrles too, as they will. Then from the porch may many a Bride Unto the Holy Temple ride : And thence return, (short prayers seyd) A wife most richly married. 6 = cask, one-third of a pipe, 42 gallons. Last, may the Bride and Bridegroome be Untoucht by cold sterility ; But in their springing blood so play, As that in Lusters few they may, By laughing too, and lying downe, People a City or a Towne. Cunctation 7 in Correction. 'T'HE Lictors bundl'd up their rods : beside, Knit them with knots (with much adoe unty'd) That if (unknitting) men wo'd yet repent, They might escape the lash of punishment. Present Government grievous. N are suspicious ; prone to discontent : Subjects still loath the present Government? Rest Refreshes. T AY by the good a while ; a resting field Will, after ease, a richer harvest yeild : Trees this year beare ; next, they their wealth with- hold : Continuall reaping makes a land wax old. ' = delay. 8 = ligatores ? ' So Hooker begins his " Ecclesiastical Polity.' Revenge. KANS disposition is for to requite An injurie, before a benefite: Thanksgiving is a burden and a paine ; Revenge is pleasing to us, as ...« less