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Delight in Disorder: Selected Poems by Robert Herrick features over fifty poems from the seventeenth-century poet, compiled in a 2008 Crescent Moon publication. The titular poem, "Delight in Disorder," celebrates the playful charm of disheveled attire. In "The Argument of His Book," Herrick outlines themes such as natural beauty, time's passage, and carpe diem, famously exemplified in "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." Other notable poems like "Upon Julia's Clothes" highlight his admiration for women, often using sensual imagery. Herrick’s work, influenced by Roman and Elizabethan poetry, blends lyrical grace with accessible language, urging readers to seize the day.