Upon Bice.

Bice laughs, when no man speaks; and doth protest.
It is his own breech there that breaks the jest.

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

Upon Her Alms.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Upon Snare, An Usurer.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Upon Chub.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Man's Dying-place Uncertain

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Of four teeth only Bridget was possest;
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Sneape has a face so brittle, that it breaks
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Cock calls his wife his Hen: when Cock goes to't,
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