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What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "The Flea" by John Donne? Cruel and sudden, hast thou since Purpled thy nail in blood o…

What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "The Flea" by John Donne? Cruel and sudden, hast thou since Purpled thy nail in blood o…
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What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "The Flea" by John Donne?

Cruel and sudden, hast thou since
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence

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I believe it means to harm someone 
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B shared blood in the flea.

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