POEM

Upon Prue, His Maid

by Robert Herrick

In this little urn is laid
Prudence Baldwin, once my maid,
From whose happy spark here let
Spring the purple violet.

 Robert  Herrick

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was born in London and may have attended the Westminster School. At age . . . MORE »

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