Love
Epigram XXIX. On two Wives
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
Love
I Blame him not, who having one wife had,
Another seeks; the last was good or bad;
If good, he hopes there are of such good store;
If bad, he hopes, he shall haue such no more.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXIX. On two Wives.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/194/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XXIX. On two Wives.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/194/.
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