A HYMN TO THE MUSES. (II)
by Robert Herrick


HONOUR to you who sit
Near to the well of wit,
And drink your fill of it.

Glory and worship be
To you, sweet maids (thrice three)
Who still inspire me.

And teach me how to sing
Unto the lyric string
My measures ravishing.
Then while I sing your praise,
My priesthood crown with bays
Green, to the end of days.


Source:
Herrick, Robert. Works of Robert Herrick. vol II.
Alfred Pollard, ed.
London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891. 76.
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