Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Robert Herrick. 15911674260. The Bracelet: To Julia
WHY I tie about thy wrist, | |
Julia, this silken twist; | |
For what other reason is ‘t | |
But to show thee how, in part, | |
Thou my pretty captive art? | 5 |
But thy bond-slave is my heart: | |
‘Tis but silk that bindeth thee, | |
Knap the thread and thou art free; | |
But ’tis otherwise with me: | |
—I am bound and fast bound, so | 10 |
That from thee I cannot go; | |
If I could, I would not so. |