English Poetry. Robert Herrick. To Silvia. Роберт Геррик (Херрик).

Robert Herrick (Роберт Геррик (Херрик))

To Silvia

Pardon my trespass, Silvia! I confess
My kiss out-went the bounds of shamefacedness:—
None is discreet at all times; no, not Jove
Himself, at one time, can be wise and love.

Robert Herrick’s other poems:

1. A Paranaeticall, or Advisive Verse to His Friend, Mr John Wicks
2. Upon Julia’s Recovery
3. The Present Time Best Pleaseth
4. The Definition of Beauty
5. The Ceremonies for Candlemas Day

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