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AN EPITAPH UPON A SOBER MATRON, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: With blamelesse carriage, I liv'd here
Last Line: Contented with the bed of one.


With blamelesse carriage, I liv'd here,
To' th' (almost) sev'n and fortieth yeare.
Stout sons I had, and those twice three;
One onely daughter lent to me:
The which was made a happy Bride,
But thrice three Moones before she dy'd.
My modest wedlock, that was known
Contented with the bed of one.





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