TO THE GENEROUS READER, by ROBERT HERRICKPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: See, and not see; and if thou chance t'espie Last Line: Homer himself, in a long work, may sleep.
See, and not see; and if thou chance t'espie Some Aberrations in my Poetry; Wink at small faults, the greater, ne'rthelesse Hide, and with them, their Fathers nakedness. Let's doe our best, our Watch and Ward to keep; Homer himself, in a long work, may sleep.