Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon.

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Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon.

Robert Herrick

1648

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Herrick, Robert. "To Daffodils." Hesperides. London: John Williams, 1648.

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Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon. — Robert Herrick

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