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POLLY, SELECTION by JOHN GAY

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHAT SERVANTS HEAR AND SEE
Last Line: FEUDS AND BATTLE.
Subject(s): MARRIAGE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
What servants hear and see
Should they tattle,
Marriage all day would be
Feuds and battle.



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