The Bracelet: To Julia by Robert Herrick
b"Herrick read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------------------\\n\\n The Bracelet: To Julia \\nby Robert Herrick (1591 \\u2013 1674)\\n\\nWhy I tie about thy wrist,\\nJulia, this silken twist;\\nFor what other reason is 't\\nBut to show thee how, in part,\\nThou my pretty captive art?\\nBut thy bond-slave is my heart:\\n'Tis but silk that bindeth thee,\\nKnap the thread and thou art free;\\nBut 'tis otherwise with me:\\n\\u2014I am bound and fast bound, so\\nThat from thee I cannot go;\\nIf I could, I would not so."