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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CARKANET, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Instead of orient pearls of jet Last Line: My jet t'enthrall such ivorie. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces | |||
Instead of Orient Pearls of Jet, I sent my Love a Karkanet: About her spotlesse neck she knit The lace, to honour me, or it: Then think how wrapt was I to see My Jet t'enthrall such Ivorie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST JEWEL by EMILY DICKINSON THE BRACELET: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK ANTIQUE JEWELER by FREDERICK HENRY HERBERT ADLER MY JEWEL CASE by BESSE BURNETT BELL A JEWELLED SELL by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS A MARRIAGE RING by GEORGE CRABBE ON RECEIVING FROM A LADY A PRESENT OF A RING by GEORGE CRABBE A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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