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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HUSBAND AND WIFE, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography
First Line: H. Oh! With what woes am I oppressed!
Last Line: W. You'll hardly laugh before you die.
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives
First Line: H. Oh! With what woes am I oppressed!
Last Line: W. You'll hardly laugh before you die.
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives
H. OH! with what woes am I oppressed!
W. Be still, you senseless calf!
What if the gods should make you blessed?
H. Why then I'd sing and laugh:
But if they wont, I'll wail and cry.
W. You'll hardly laugh before you die.
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