Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE MAID AND THE LAWYER, by JOHN GODFREY SAXE Poet's Biography First Line: They say, little maid, quoth lawyer brown Last Line: What's that to you? Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Love | ||||||||
I. THEY say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown, I'm the cleverest man in all the town. Heigh-ho! says she, What's that to me? But they say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown, You're the prettiest girl in all the town. Says she, If they do, What's that to you? II. They say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown, I'm the richest man in all the town. Heigh-ho! says she, What's that to me? But they say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown, You ought to be dressed in a finer gown. Says she, If they do, What's that to you? III. They say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown, That Johnny Hodge is an awkward clown. Heigh-ho! says she, What's that to me? But they say, little maid, the lawyer said, That you and Johnny are going to wed. Says she, If we do, What's that to you? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD DEATH AND CUPID; AN ALLEGORY by JOHN GODFREY SAXE |
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