Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CARKANET, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Instead of orient pearls of jet
Last Line: My jet t'enthrall such ivorie.
Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces


Instead of Orient Pearls of Jet,
I sent my Love a Karkanet:
About her spotlesse neck she knit
The lace, to honour me, or it:
Then think how wrapt was I to see
My Jet t'enthrall such Ivorie.





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