Living

To a Jilted Swain

by James Whitcomb Riley 1849–1916

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.

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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