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