Death & Dying
Epitaph On A Henpecked Country Squire
From Poems and Songs, 1784
Death & Dying
As father Adam first was fool’d,
(A case that’s still too common,)
Here lies man a woman ruled,
The devil ruled the woman.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “Epitaph On A Henpecked Country Squire.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/55/.
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Burns, Robert. “Epitaph On A Henpecked Country Squire.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/55/.
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