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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RECEIPT TO CURE A LOVE FIT, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: Tie one end of a rope fast over a beam
Last Line: And leave all the rest of the work to the string
Subject(s): Crickets;healing;love;swings; Cures
First Line: Tie one end of a rope fast over a beam
Last Line: And leave all the rest of the work to the string
Subject(s): Crickets;healing;love;swings; Cures
TIE one end of a rope fast over a beam,
And make a slip-noose at the other extreme;
Then just underneath let a cricket be set,
On which let the lover most manfully get;
Then over his head let the snecket be got,
And under one ear be well settled the knot.
The cricket kicked down, let him take a fair swing;
And leave all the rest of the work to the string.
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