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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KISSING, by EDWARD HERBERT Poet's Biography First Line: Come hither, womankind and all their worth Last Line: So, 'tis enough. Alternate Author Name(s): Cherbury, 1st Baron Herbert Of; Herbert Of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron; Herbert Of Cherbury, Lord Subject(s): Kisses; Love | |||
Come hither, womankind and all their worth, Give me thy kisses as I call them forth. Give me the billing kiss, that of the dove, A kiss of love; The melting kiss, a kiss that doth consume To a perfume; The extract kiss, of every sweet a part, A kiss of art; The kiss which ever stirs some new delight, A kiss of might; The twaching smacking kiss, and when you cease, A kiss of peace; The music kiss, crochet-and-quaver time; The kiss of rhyme; The kiss of eloquence, which doth belong Unto the tongue; The kiss of all the sciences in one, The Kiss alone. So, 'tis enough. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD AN ODE UPON A QUESTION WHETHER LOVE SHOULD CONTINUE FOREVER by EDWARD HERBERT DITTY IN IMITATION OF THE SPANISH: ENTRE TANTO QUE L'AVRIL by EDWARD HERBERT EPITAPH FOR SIR PHILIP SIDNEY, AT ST. PAUL'S WITHOUT A MONUMENT ... by EDWARD HERBERT |
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