Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A. R. UPON OVERBURY'S WIFE GIVEN TO HER, by HENRY KING (1592-1669) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not that I would instruct or tutor you Last Line: What yourself are, what other wives should be. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
NOT that I would instruct or tutor you What is a wife's behest, or husband's due, Give I this Widow-Wife. Your early date Of knowledge makes such precepts slow and late. This book is but your glass, where you shall see What yourself are, what other wives should be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS by HENRY KING (1592-1669) |
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