Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, YOU INTERFERING LADIES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: You interfering ladies, you
Last Line: Enjoy a pinch of snuff, and sneeze.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations


You interfering ladies, you
That prove your minds enjoy less rest
Than those poor mortals you advise,
Whose habits shock your dainty taste --
Peace, let the poor be free to do
The things they like -- be happy, you!

Let boys and girls kiss here and there,
Men drink, and smoke the strongest weed;
Let beggars, who'll not wash with soap,
Enjoy their scratching till they bleed:
Let all poor women, if they please,
Enjoy a pinch of snuff, and sneeze.





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