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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RODOMONTADE ON HIS CRUEL MISTRESS, by JOHN WILMOT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Trust not that thing called woman: she is worse Last Line: The devil, and be the damning of us all. Alternate Author Name(s): Rochester, 2d Earl Of Variant Title(s): Impromptu Subject(s): Women | |||
Trust not that thing called woman: she is worse Than all ingredients crammed into a curse. Were she but ugly, peevish, proud, a whore, Poxed, painted, perjured, so she were no more, I could forgive her, and connive at this, Alleging still she but a woman is. But she is worse: in time she will forestall The Devil, and be the damning of us all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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