English Poetry. Robert Herrick. The Plaudite, or End of Life. Роберт Геррик (Херрик).

Robert Herrick (Роберт Геррик (Херрик))

The Plaudite, or End of Life

If after rude and boisterous seas
My wearied pinnace here finds ease;
If so it be I've gain'd the shore,
With safety of a faithful oar;
If having run my barque on ground,
Ye see the aged vessel crown'd;
What's to be done?  but on the sands
Ye dance and sing, and now clap hands.
—The first act's doubtful, but (we say)
It is the last commends the Play.

Robert Herrick’s other poems:

1. The Present Time Best Pleaseth
2. A Paranaeticall, or Advisive Verse to His Friend, Mr John Wicks
3. The Rock of Rubies, and the Quarry of Pearls
4. Upon Julia’s Recovery
5. To His Mistress, Objecting to Him Neither Toying or Talking

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