Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A CHANGE OF VOICE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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First Line: I heard a lady near my door
Last Line: Knowing the wretch has no more money?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Love - Marital; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love


I heard a Lady near my door
Talking to one she knew:
Was this the voice I used to hear,
So tender, soft and true?
Was this the voice that charmed me once,
Before the Marriage vow?
But why should Man, securely bound,
Expect that accent now!
Why should she charm him as a wife,
Knowing she has him chained for life;
And why should she call him her 'Honey' —
Knowing the wretch has no more money?





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