A dialogue betwixt himself and mistress elizawheeler, under the name of amarillis

Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)



My dearest Love, since thou wilt go,
And leave me here behind thee;
For love or pity, let me know
The place where I may find thee.

AMARIL.  In country meadows, pearl'd with dew,
And set about with lilies;
There, filling maunds with cowslips, you
May find your Amarillis.

HER.  What have the meads to do with thee,
Or with thy youthful hours?
Live thou at court, where thou mayst be
The queen of men, not flowers.

Let country wenches make 'em fine
With posies, since 'tis fitter
For thee with richest gems to shine,
And like the stars to glitter.

AMARIL.  You set too-high a rate upon
A shepherdess so homely.
HER.  Believe it, dearest, there's not one
I' th' court that's half so comely.

I prithee stay.  AMARIL.  I must away;
Let's kiss first, then we'll sever;
AMBO  And though we bid adieu to day,
We shall not part for ever.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD BEBE FGFG XBXB HGHG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 813
Words 155
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was born in London, England, in 1591. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith (his uncle, Sir William), but went to Cambridge, at St John's, in 1613. He was ordained at Peterborough in 1623 and became chaplain to the Duke of Buckingham a few years later. "Hesperides" - a collection of 1200 lyrical poems - was published in 1648 and it remained his magnum opus. Herrick died in 1674, aged 83. more…

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