Upon a Virgin Kissing a Rose
The Hesperides & Noble Numbers — Hesperides
'Twas but a single rose,Till you on it did breathe;But since, methinks, it showsNot so much rose as wreath.
Robert Herrick (1591-1674) (1591–1674)
The Hesperides & Noble Numbers — Hesperides
'Twas but a single rose,Till you on it did breathe;But since, methinks, it showsNot so much rose as wreath.