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EPIGRAM LXV.
[Poor Tom three wives has fairly reckon'd—]
Κρυσεα χαλκειων.
Poor Tom three wives has fairly reckon'd—
A vixen was the first;
A bitterer bargain still the second;
And then the third, and worst.
A vixen was the first;
A bitterer bargain still the second;
And then the third, and worst.
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Prithee, dear Tom, hear wisdom's word!
So many trials past!
Since change the worst, was change the third,
Make change the third—the last!
So many trials past!
Since change the worst, was change the third,
Make change the third—the last!
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