Love
Epigram XLV. To a jealous Husband
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
Love
IN vain thou shutt'st thy doors by day, in vain
Windows by night, thy wifes lust to refrain;
For if a Woman only chaste will be
In watch and ward, she has no chastity.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XLV. To a jealous Husband.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/210/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XLV. To a jealous Husband.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/210/.
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