To Anthea.
Bid me to live. and 1 will live Thy ’.‘rot* -taut to he; Or bid me lovr, :iud I will give A loving h* art to thee. A heart ns soft, a heart as kind. A h-art as sound and free As in th■ ■ who’e world thou canst find — '!*’• t . ■ I I'll give to thee. Bid tbit heart stay, and it will stay To honour thy decree; Or hid it languish quite away. And ’t shall do so for thee. l‘id me to weep, and 1 will weep Ard having nori* yet 1 will keep A he rt to weep for thee. Bid me despair, and I'll despair Under that Cypress tree: Or hid me die, and I will dare E’en death to die for thee. Thou art my 1! fo. mylove. my heart. The very eyes of me. Ami hast command of every part To live and die for thee.* ROBERT HERRICK.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11, 17 March 1906, Page 43
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155To Anthea. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11, 17 March 1906, Page 43
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