Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE MARRIAGE ACT, by ANONYMOUS First Line: The fools that are wealthy are sure of a bride Last Line: And I shall be rich when I've you in my arms Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings;husbands;wives | ||||||||
THE fools that are wealthy are sure of a bride; For riches like raiment their nakedness hide; The slave that is needy must starve all his life, In a bachelor's plight, without mistress or wife. In good days of yore they ne'er troubled their heads In settling of jointures, or making of deeds; But Adam and Eve when they first entered course, E'en took one another for better or worse. Then prithee, dear Chloe, ne'er aim to be great. Let love be the jointure, don't mind the estate; You can never be poor who have all of these charms; And I shall be rich when I've you in my arms. | 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 TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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