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TRUTH TOLD AT LAST by MATTHEW PRIOR

First Line: SAYS PONTIUS IN RAGE, CONTRADICTING HIS WIFE
Last Line: YOU'RE A CUCKOLD, SAYS SHE; DO I TELL YOU TRUTH NOW?'
Subject(s): ANGER; LIFE; MARRIAGE; TRUTH; UNFAITHFULNESS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; INFIDELITY; ADULTERY; INCONSTANCY;
SAYS Pontius in rage, contradicting his wife,
'You never yet told me one truth in your life.'
Vexed Pontia no way could this thesis allow,
'You're a cuckold, says she; do I tell you truth now?'



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