COCK-CROW, by ROBERT HERRICKPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Bell-man of night, if I about shall go Last Line: A sin, then fall to weeping when 'tis done. Subject(s): Peter, Saint (c. 64 A.d.)
Bell-man of Night, if I about shall go For to denie my Master, do thou crow. Thou stop'st s. Peter in the midst of sin; Stay me, by crowing, ere I do begin; Better it is, premonish'd, for to shun A sin, then fall to weeping when 'tis done.
