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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM (5), by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography First Line: When pontius wished an edict might be passed Last Line: "but first, my dear, I'd have you learn to swim." Subject(s): Cuckolds | |||
When Pontius wished an edict might be passed That cuckolds should into the sea be cast, His wife, assenting, thus replied to him: 'But first, my dear, I'd have you learn to swim." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPIGRAM: TO HORNET by BEN JONSON THE NIGHT BEFORE by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON TWO OR THREE; OR A RECEIPT TO MAKE A CUCKOLD by ALEXANDER POPE THE SILLY OLD MAN by ANONYMOUS MY FRIEND THE CUCKOLD by MORRIS GILBERT BISHOP LONGEVITY by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE DRAWING BY A CHILD; DIANA BRINTON LEE by RONALD STUART THOMAS PANEGYRICK ON CUCKOLDOM, SELS. by UNKNOWN A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR A DUTCH PROVERB by MATTHEW PRIOR A LETTER TO LADY [MISS] MARGARET-CAVANDISH-HOLLES-HARLEY, WHEN A CHILD by MATTHEW PRIOR |
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