Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IF, by H. C. DODGE


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First Line: If a man could live a thousand years
Last Line: The woman whom he gets.
Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


IF a man could live a thousand years,
When half his life had passed,
He might, by strict economy,
A fortune have amassed.

Then having gained some common-sense,
And knowledge, too, of life,
He could select the woman who
Would make him a true wife.

But as it is, man hasn't time
To even pay his debts,
And weds to be acquainted with
The woman whom he gets.





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