Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Robert Herrick. 1591–1674260. 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. |