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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TEMPERAMENT, by ELEANOR STANLEY LOCKWOOD
First Line: Martha dusts an empty room
Last Line: Men string along with mary.
Subject(s): Cleanliness
First Line: Martha dusts an empty room
Last Line: Men string along with mary.
Subject(s): Cleanliness
Martha dusts an empty room,
Mary gathers heather,
Martha leans upon a broom,
And Mary on a feather.
Martha gives a man content,
Her routines never vary.
But, due to some bedevilment,
Men string along with Mary.
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