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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REVERSING THE FIGURES, by JOHN GODFREY SAXE Poet's Biography
First Line: Maria, just at twenty, swore
Last Line: As better far than none!
Subject(s): Aging; Likes And Dislikes; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations
First Line: Maria, just at twenty, swore
Last Line: As better far than none!
Subject(s): Aging; Likes And Dislikes; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations
MARIA, just at twenty, swore
That no man less than six feet four
Should be her chosen one.
At thirty she is glad to fix
A spouse exactly four feet six,
As better far than none!
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