Tears.

Tears most prevail; with tears, too, thou may'st move
Rocks to relent, and coyest maids to love.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

A Song.

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Upon His Kinswoman, Mistress Bridget Herrick.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To The Water-nymphs Drinking At The Fountain

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

The Virgin Mary.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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When Julia chid I stood as mute the while
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Air coin'd to words my Julia could not hear,
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Tears, though they're here below the sinner's brine,
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