Matthew Prior. Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse. The Text Edited by A. R. Waller |
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Nell and John.
An Epigram.
I
When Nell, given o'er by the doctor, was dying,And John at the chimney stood decently crying,
'Tis in vain said the Woman, to make such ado,
For to our long home, we must all of us go.
II
True, Nell, reply'd John, but what yet is the worstFor us that remain, the best always go first;
Remember, dear wife, that I said so last year,
When you lost your white heifer, and I my brown mare.
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