Relationships

Female Revenge

by James McIntyre 1827–1906

From Poems (1889)

Relationships

I heard Bill say to-day, Mary,
That you are a charming fairy,
And that to town he'd give you drive,
But just as sure as you're alive,
He does intend to have the bliss,
Of stealing from your lips a kiss.

I'll let him drive me now, Jane,
His efforts they will all be vain,
I hate him, and I him defy,
And anger flashed from her eye,
The monster's wiles I will defeat,
Peck of strong onions I will eat.

MLA

McIntyre, James. “Female Revenge.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/170/.

Chicago

McIntyre, James. “Female Revenge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/170/.

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