Poem by Robert Herrick

To Electra

I dare not ask a kiss,
I dare not beg a smile;
Lest having that, or this,
I might grow proud the while.

No, no, the utmost share
Of my desire shall be,
Only to kiss that air
That lately kissed thee.

1. His Last Request to Julia
2. To Anthea (Anthea, I am going hence)
3. To Sapho
4. Upon Julia's Ribbon
5. The Rock of Rubies, and the Quarry of Pearls

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