To his Mistresses (Put on your silks; and piece by piece)

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To his Mistresses (Put on your silks; and piece by piece) by Robert Herrick

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See: Hesperides Published 1648.

(54.) To his Mistresses

Put on your silks; and piece by piece
Give them the scent of Amber-Greece:
And for your breaths too, let them smell
Ambrosia-like, or Nectarell:
While other Gums their sweets perspire,
By your owne jewels set on fire.