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. Upon Mrs Eliz. Wheeler, under the Name of Amarillis
2. Orpheus
3. How Springs Came First
4. Upon Love: By Way of Question and Answer
5. Comfort to a Youth That Had Lost His Love

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