To Enchant A Ring, For Marrying
Buy a ring of common metal,
Plain and narrow, colored gold,
To fit the wedding finger well;
Drop it in a vessal filled
Half with wine and half with water,
Add one oak leaf, one of willow.
Tow of bay and two of grass,
And the name of whom you love
Written on a silver paper;
Keep the vessel covered tight
Near a window, in the sun,
From crescent moon until the full-
Then rub the ring and wear it hidden
On a string around your neck;
But never tell the name you seek
Until you take it for your own.
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