Robert Herrick: Poems Glossary

By Connie Skibinski · Edited by Jessica Jones · Last reviewed January 15, 2016

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Written by Connie Skibinski

Coy

Pretending to be shy in order to seduce someone

Tarry

Covered with tar

Prime

The moment where something or someone is at their best

Attained

Achieved something that required a lot of effort

Haste

In a hurry

Ye

Old English for 'your' or 'you'

The former

Youth; used in the poem to refer to the age of the young girl

Daffodil

A type of flower, traditionally symbolising rebirth and new beginnings

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