Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Robert Herrick. 15911674251. To Violets
WELCOME, maids of honour! | |
You do bring | |
In the spring, | |
And wait upon her. | |
She has virgins many, | 5 |
Fresh and fair; | |
Yet you are | |
More sweet than any. | |
You’re the maiden posies, | |
And so graced | 10 |
To be placed | |
‘Fore damask roses. | |
Yet, though thus respected, | |
By-and-by | |
Ye do lie, | 15 |
Poor girls, neglected. |