Living
The Bondman.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
BInd me but to thee with thine haire.
And quickly I shall be
Made by that fetter or that snare
A bondman unto thee.
Or if thou tak'st that bond away,
Then bore me through the eare;
And by the Law I ought to stay
For ever with thee here.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Bondman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/943/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The Bondman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/943/.
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