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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM (5), by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography
First Line: When pontius wished an edict might be passed
Last Line: "but first, my dear, I'd have you learn to swim."
Subject(s): Cuckolds
First Line: When pontius wished an edict might be passed
Last Line: "but first, my dear, I'd have you learn to swim."
Subject(s): Cuckolds
When Pontius wished an edict might be passed
That cuckolds should into the sea be cast,
His wife, assenting, thus replied to him:
'But first, my dear, I'd have you learn to swim."
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