Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CAUTIOUS ALICE, by MATTHEW PRIOR


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First Line: So good a wife doth lissy make
Last Line: She with his brethren only lieth.
Subject(s): Marriage; Praise; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


SO good a wife doth Lissy make,
That from all company she flieth;
Such virtuous courses doth she take,
That she all evil tongues defieth;
And, for her dearest spouse's sake,
She with his brethren only lieth.





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