Reminiscences, in Prose and Verse Consisting of the Epistolary Correspondence of Many Distinguished Characters. With Notes and Illustrations. By the Rev. R. Polwhele |
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THE TARTAR. |
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THE TARTAR.
Wives are in lecturing oft so sharp,
Their husbands they to ire provoke,
So long on the same string they harp,
In troth their scolding is no joke!
Their husbands they to ire provoke,
So long on the same string they harp,
In troth their scolding is no joke!
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Day after day Madge made a rout,
On generous Port denouncing woe—
“Die—die! a martyr to the gout!
The Tartar 'tis torments thee so.”
On generous Port denouncing woe—
“Die—die! a martyr to the gout!
The Tartar 'tis torments thee so.”
“Too true (quoth he); but check thy tongue,
That dooms me thus to die a martyr;
For, whether thou art right or wrong,
I'm certain I have caught [the] [a] Tartar!”
That dooms me thus to die a martyr;
For, whether thou art right or wrong,
I'm certain I have caught [the] [a] Tartar!”
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