Living
To a Jilted Swain
From Armazindy (1894)
Living
Get thee back neglected friends;
And repay, as each one lends,
Tithes of shallow-sounding glee
Or keen-ringing raillery:
Get thee from lone vigils; be
But in jocund company,
Where is laughter and acclaim
Boisterous above the name.--
Get where sulking husbands sip
Ale-house cheer, with pipe at lip;
And where Mol the barmaid saith
Curst is she that marrieth.
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To a Jilted Swain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/646/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To a Jilted Swain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/646/.
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