Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

Delight in Disorder 1648

A sweet disorder in the dress

Kindles in clothes a wantonness.

A lawn° about the shoulders thrown linen scarf

Into a fine distraction;

An erring lace, which here and there 5

Enthralls the crimson stomacher,

A cuff neglectful, and thereby

Ribbons to flow confusedly;

A winning wave, deserving note,

In the tempestuous petticoat; 10

A careless shoestring, in whose tie

I see a wild civility;

Do more bewitch me than when art

Is too precise in every part.