Relationships
Cautious Alice
From Miscellaneous Works (Waller, 1907)
Relationships
So good a Wife doth Lissy make,
That from all company She flieth.
Such virtuous courses doth She take,
That She all evil tongues defieth.
And for her dearest Spouse's sake,
She with His brethren only lieth.
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Prior, Matthew. “Cautious Alice.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/176/.
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Prior, Matthew. “Cautious Alice.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/176/.
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