To Anthea, who may command him anything
Robert Herrick
1591 to 1674
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Bid me to live, and I will live
Thy to be:
Or bid me love, and I will
A loving heart to thee.
A heart as soft, heart as kind,
A heart as sound and free,
in the whole world thou canst find,
That heart I'll give to thee.
Bid that heart stay, and it stay,
To honour thy decree:
Or bid it languish away,
And't shall do so for thee.
Bid me weep, and I will weep,
While I have eyes see:
And having none, yet I will keep
A to weep for thee.
Bid me despair, and I'll despair,
Under that cypress tree:
Or bid me die, and will dare
E'en death, to die for thee.
Thou my life, my love, my heart,
The very eyes me:
And hast command of every part,
To live die for thee.
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