TO CARNATIONS. A SONG.
by Robert Herrick


STAY while ye will, or go
    And leave no scent behind ye :
Yet, trust me, I shall know
    The place where I may find ye.

Within my Lucia's cheek,
    Whose livery ye wear,
Play ye at hide or seek,
    I'm sure to find ye there.




Source:
Herrick, Robert. Works of Robert Herrick. vol I.
Alfred Pollard, ed.
London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891. 102.


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