Love

The Braclet to Julia.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Love

WHy I tye about thy wrist,
Julia, this my silken twist;
For what other reason is't,
But to shew thee how in part,
Thou my pretty Captive art?
But thy Bondslave is my heart:
'Tis but silke that bindeth thee,
Knap the thread, and thou are free:
But 'tis otherwise with me;
I am bound, and fast bound so,
That from thee I cannot go;
If I co'd, I wo'd not so.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “The Braclet to Julia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/324/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “The Braclet to Julia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/324/.

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