Social Commentaries

Of one that tooke thought for his wife

by Sir John Harington 1560–1612

From The Most Elegant and Witty Epigrams (1618), Book 3

Social Commentaries

NO sooner Cynnas wife was dead and buried,
But that with mourning much and sorrows wearied
Maid, a seruant of his wiues, he wedded,
nd after hee had boorded her, and bedded.
And in her Mistris roome had fully plast her,
His wiues old seruant waxed his new master.

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Book 3, Epigram 40

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Harington, John. “Of one that tooke thought for his wife.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/173/.

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Harington, John. “Of one that tooke thought for his wife.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harington/173/.

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