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The Bracelet of Pearl: To Silvia

by Robert Herrick, 1648

I brake thy bracelet ‘gainst my will,
  And, wretched, I did see
Thee discomposed then, and still
  Art discontent with me.

One gem was lost, and I will get
  A richer pearl for thee,
Than ever, dearest Silvia, yet
  Was drunk to Antony.

Or, for revenge, I’ll tell thee what
  Thou for the breach shall do;
First crack the strings, and after that
  Cleave thou my heart in two.

Published in Hesperides
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