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EPIGRAM CXLVII.
[“Justice!” a Woman to an Emperor cry'd]
MUTATIS MUTANDIS.
“Justice!” a Woman to an Emperor cry'd;
“Justice against an husband's scorn I crave;
“Who, tho' from morn to night I frown and chide,
“Nor minds, nor mends, for all th' advice I gave.”
“Your tale,” replied the Emperor, “truth may be;
“But pray, good Woman, what is that to me?”
“Justice against an husband's scorn I crave;
“Who, tho' from morn to night I frown and chide,
“Nor minds, nor mends, for all th' advice I gave.”
“Your tale,” replied the Emperor, “truth may be;
“But pray, good Woman, what is that to me?”
“That,” quoth the spiteful Vixen, “is not all:
“Suppose Yourself the subject of our strife:
“If right, my Lord, my strong suspicions fall,
“He cares no more for You, than for his Wife.”
“That,” said the Emperor, “may perhaps be true;
“But pray, good Woman, what is that to you?”
“Suppose Yourself the subject of our strife:
“If right, my Lord, my strong suspicions fall,
“He cares no more for You, than for his Wife.”
“That,” said the Emperor, “may perhaps be true;
“But pray, good Woman, what is that to you?”
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