TO CARNATIONS: A SONG

Portrait of Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick 1591–1674

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.

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