Love
To one married to an old Man.
Love
SInce thou wouldst needs, bewitcht with some ill charms,
Be buried in those monumental arms:
All we can wish, is, may that earth lie light
Upon thy tender limbs, and so good night.
Cite this poem
MLA
Waller, Edmund. “To one married to an old Man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/waller/63/.
Chicago
Waller, Edmund. “To one married to an old Man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/waller/63/.
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