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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HONOURS ARE HINDRANCES, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Give me honours: what are these Last Line: To my heaven lesse run, then flie. | |||
Give me Honours: what are these, But the pleasing hindrances? Stiles, and stops, and stayes, that come In the way 'twixt me, and home: Cleer the walk, and then shall I To my heaven lesse run, then flie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK A THANKSGIVING TO GOD [FOR HIS HOUSE] by ROBERT HERRICK ANOTHER GRACE FOR A CHILD by ROBERT HERRICK ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMASSE EVE by ROBERT HERRICK CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS (1) by ROBERT HERRICK CLOTHES DO BUT CHEAT AND COZEN US by ROBERT HERRICK COMFORT [TO A YOUTH THAT HAD LOST HIS LOVE] by ROBERT HERRICK |
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