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His Prayer To Ben Jonson

When I a verse shall make,

Know I have pray'd thee,

For old religion's sake,

Saint Ben to aid me.

Make the way smooth for me,

When I, thy Herrick,

Honouring thee, on my

Offer my lyric.

Candles I'll give to thee,

And a new altar,

And thou,

Saint Ben, shalt

Writ in my psalter.

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Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591–buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for Hesperide…

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