Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A GOOD HUSBAND, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A master of a house (as I have read) Last Line: He sets his foot, he leaves rich compost there. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
A master of a house (as I have read) Must be the first man up, and last in bed: With the Sun rising he must walk his grounds; See this, View that, and all the other bounds: Shut every gate; mend every hedge that's torne, Either with old, or plant therein new thorne: Tread ore his gleab, but with such care, that where He sets his foot, he leaves rich compost there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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