William Strode

Here you will find thePoemA Necklaceof poet William Strode

A Necklace

These veines are nature's nett, These cords by art are sett. If love himselfe flye here, Love is intangled here. Loe! on my neck this twist I bind, For to hang him that steales my mynde: Unless hee hang alive in chaynes I hang and dye in lingring paynes. Theis threads enjoy a double grace, Both by the gemme and by the place