CHARMES (4), by ROBERT HERRICKPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Let the superstitious wife Last Line: Keeps the sleeping child from harms. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic
Let the superstitious wife Neer the childs heart lay a knife: Point be up, and Haft be downe; (While she gossips in the towne) This 'mongst other mystick charms Keeps the sleeping child from harms.