A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

48. AN HYMN TO THE MUSES

     Honour to you who sit
     Near to the well of wit,
     And drink your fill of it!

     Glory and worship be
     To you, sweet Maids, thrice three,
     Who still inspire me;

     And teach me how to sing
     Unto the lyric string,
     My measures ravishing!

     Then, while I sing your praise,
     My priest-hood crown with bays
     Green to the end of days!