A Jet Ring Sent
John Donne
1572 to 1631
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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What would'st thou say? shall both our properties by thee be spoke,
Oh, why should ought less precious, or less tough
Circle this finger's top, which didst her thumb;
Yet stay with me since thou art come,
—Nothing more endless, nothing sooner broke?
She that, O! broke her faith, would soon break thee.
Be justly proud, and gladly safe, that thou dost dwell with me,
Thou art not so black as my heart,
Figure our loves? except in thy name thou have bid it say,
—I'm cheap, and nought but fashion; fling me away.
Marriage rings are not of this stuff;
Nor half so brittle as her heart, thou art;