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Gabriel and His Wives: An Epigram
From Miscellaneous Works (Waller, 1907)
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O DEATH how thou spoil'st the best projects of life,
Said Gabriel, who still as he bury'd One wife,
For the sake of her family marry'd her cousin ;
And thus in an honest collateral line.
He still marry'd on till his number was Nine,
Full sorry to die till he made up his Dozen.
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Prior, Matthew. “Gabriel and His Wives: An Epigram.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/152/.
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Prior, Matthew. “Gabriel and His Wives: An Epigram.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/152/.
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