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To Sycamores

I’m sick of Love; O let me lie
Under your shades, to sleep or die!
Either is welcome; so I have
Or here my Bed, or here my Grave.
Why do you sigh, and sob, and keep
Time with the tears, that I do weep?
Say, have ye sence, or do you prove
What Crucifixions are in Love?
I know ye do; and that’s the why,
You sigh for Love, as well as I
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Robert Herrick , Selected Poems


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Robert Herrick quote : <blockquote>To Sycamores<br /><br />I’m sick of Love; O let me lie<br />Under your shades, to sleep or die!<br />Either is welcome; so I have<br />Or here my Bed, or here my Grave.<br />Why do you sigh, and sob, and keep<br />Time with the tears, that I do weep?<br />Say, have ye sence, or do you prove<br />What Crucifixions are in Love?<br />I know ye do; and that’s the why,<br />You sigh for Love, as well as I</blockquote>