Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE IN BEHALF OF WIMMENS RIGHTS, by EMMA ZELIFF First Line: The men are real obstropolus Last Line: That every kind of thing has riz. Subject(s): Women's Rights; Feminism | ||||||||
The men are real obstropolus, They wont mind their own biz- Iness, and that's the reason why That tea and lasses both has riz: And every thing that we do eat, And every thing that we do wear, Have got to be so awful high What shall we do, I do declare! Molasses once was four and six; But now two dollars we must give; And liquor, too, is such a price That tavern-keepers scarce can live; And when last Sunday I'se at church, I heard Parson Jenkins in his Sermon say, that flour and corn, And every kind of thing has riz. Now don't you see the reason is The men are so obstropolus They will not let the wimmen vote, And things is growing worse and worse. Now, we must rise and let'em know What our rights be: and then, I guess, That all kinds of West Ingee goods In prices will grow less and less! Now we have all met here to-night Sisters Lawrence, Snarl and I, And Mr. Vilderblows, and all The rest of usto see and try To lay some plan to ease our lot And make things cheap, and make a law, Whereby all fighting shall be stopped, And never have another war. Now every woman that does live In any part of Greensboro,' Must rise on next town meeting day, And to the ballot-box must go: And then must voteand then, I guess, Once more will have a good, brisk biz- Iness, and shall no longer hear, That every kind of thing has riz. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD HEMATITE HEIRLOOM LIVES ON (MAYBE DECEMBER 1980) by ALICE NOTLEY ON THE BEACH by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA FEMINIST POEM NUMBER ONE by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER HYPOCRITE SWIFT by LOUISE BOGAN FOR A GODCHILD, REGINA, ON THE OCCASION OF HER FIRST LOVE by TOI DERRICOTTE HESTER'S SONG by TOI DERRICOTTE HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 4. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH LYGDAMUS by EZRA POUND SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DEAD, AND BURIED by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER |
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