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THE BRACELET: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: WHY I TIE [TYE] ABOUT THY WRIST
Last Line: IF I COULD, I WOULD NOT SO.
Subject(s): JEWELRY & JEWELERS; RINGS; BRACELETS; NECKLACES;
WHY I tie about thy wrist
Julia, this my silken twist;
For what other reason is 't,
But to show thee how in part,
Thou my pretty captive art?
But thy bondslave is my heart:
'Tis but silk that bindeth thee,
Snap the thread, and thou art free:
But 'tis otherwise with me;
I am bound, and fast bound so,
That from thee I cannot go,
If I could, I would not so.



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