The Hesperides & Noble Numbers/Hesperides/To Music

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Robert Herrick (1591-1674)2653874The Hesperides & Noble NumbersHesperides
To Music
1898Alfred Pollard

176. TO MUSIC.

Begin to charm, and, as thou strok'st mine ears
With thy enchantment, melt me into tears.
Then let thy active hand scud o'er thy lyre,
And make my spirits frantic with the fire.
That done, sink down into a silvery strain,
And make me smooth as balm and oil again.