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Web31 dec. 2013 · This is the first edition for fifty years of one of the greatest of English lyric poets. Volume I concentrates on Herrick's large printed collection, Hesperides, … WebUp wakes the little boy, and opens both his eyes. Sleep, sleep, little boy, little birds away, Little bird will come again, by the peep of day; Sleep, little boy, the little bird must go. Round about the world, while nobody can know. Sleep, sleep sound, little bird goes round, Round and round he goes; sleep, sleep sound. cindy snively

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Web23 jul. 2009 · In Herrick's poem, he is addressing himself to an unknown group of virgins, or young unmarried women. He is talking to them from the standpoint of one who is older … Web22 sep. 2013 · Robert Herrick wrote many poems including "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", "Loss from the Least", "The Wounded Hear t", "Upon Roses" and "A Lyric to … WebRobert Herrick, (baptized August 24, 1591, London, England—died October 1674, Dean Prior, Devonshire), English cleric and poet, the most original of the “sons of Ben [Jonson],” who revived the spirit of the … cindy snook