English Poetry. Robert Herrick. Barley-Break; or, Last in Hell. Роберт Геррик (Херрик).

Robert Herrick (Роберт Геррик (Херрик))

Barley-Break; or, Last in Hell

We two are last in hell; what may we fear
To be tormented or kept pris'ners here I
Alas!  if kissing be of plagues the worst,
We'll wish in hell we had been last and first.

Robert Herrick’s other poems:

1. The Present Time Best Pleaseth
2. The Definition of Beauty
3. The Ceremonies for Candlemas Day
4. The Hock-Cart, or Harvest Home: to the Right Honourable Mildmay, Earl of Westmorland
5. The Cheat of Cupid; or, the Ungentle Guest

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