Religion

Act. 21. I am ready not onely to be bound but to dye.

by Richard Crashaw 1613–1649

Religion

COme death, come bands, nor do you shrink, my eares,
At those hard words mans cowardise calls feares.
Save those of feare, no other bands feare I;
Nor other death then this; the feare to dye.

MLA

Crashaw, Richard. “Act. 21. I am ready not onely to be bound but to dye.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/43/.

Chicago

Crashaw, Richard. “Act. 21. I am ready not onely to be bound but to dye.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/43/.

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