Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FEMININE ARITHMETIC, by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE


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FEMININE ARITHMETIC, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: On me he shall ne'er put a ring
Last Line: Will not he be a hundred and twenty?
Alternate Author Name(s): O'reilly, Miles
Subject(s): Love - Age Differences; Women


LAURA

ON me he shall ne'er put a ring,
So, mamma, 'tis in vain to take trouble --
For I was but eighteen in spring
While his age exactly is double.

MAMMA

He's but in his thirty-sixth year,
Tall, handsome, good-natured and witty,
And should you refuse him, my dear,
May you die an old maid without pity!

LAURA

His figure, I grant you, will pass,
And at present he's young enough plenty;
But when I am sixty, alas!
Will not he be a hundred and twenty?





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