To His Mistress Going to Bed
Why does the speaker urge his mistress to set aside her gems in the poem, To His Mistress Going to Bed?
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Gems are external ornaments, used, as the speaker insists, to distract from the pure glories of a woman's beauty. The speaker urges his mistress to set these ornaments aside, focusing instead on the glory of the exposed body.
To His Mistress Going to Bed