You say to me-wards your affection's strong; Pray love me l… - Robert Herrick

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You say to me-wards your affection's strong;
Pray love me little, so you love me long.

Robert Herrick

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Robert Herrick (baptized August 24 1591 - October 1674) was a 17th century English poet. Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith, who committed suicide when Robert was a year old.

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