HARRIET! To see such Circumspection In Ladies I have no objection Concerning what they read; An ancient Maid's a sage adviser, Like her, you will be much the wiser, In word, as well as Deed. But Harriet, I don't wish to flatter, And really think 't would make the matter More perfect if not quite, If other Ladies when they preach, Would certain Damsels also teach More cautiously to write. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WIZARD IN WORDS by MARIANNE MOORE AN APPEAL TO CATS IN THE BUSINESS OF LOVE; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN THE SANDS OF DEE by CHARLES KINGSLEY SONNET: 10 by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY A SPINNING SONG by JOHN FRANCIS O'DONNELL FINDING CYNTHIA IN PAIN, AND CRYING; A SONNET by PHILIP AYRES SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 34. FAIRY LAND by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) MY OWN EPITAPH by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: SORCERY by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |