The Hesperides & Noble Numbers/Hesperides/To Music

by Robert Herrick

For works with similar titles, see To Music.

176. TO MUSIC.

Begin to charm, and, as thou strok'st mine ears
With thy enchantment, melt me into tears.
Then let thy active hand scud o'er thy lyre,
And make my spirits frantic with the fire.
That done, sink down into a silvery strain,
And make me smooth as balm and oil again.