 | Poems by George P. Morris |  |
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GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
HE.What can a man do when a woman's perverse,
And determined to have her own way?
SHE.
At the altar you took me for better or worse:
Am I worse than you took me for—say,
Silly elf?—
Am I worse than you took me for, say?
HE.
For an angel I took you in beauty and worth—
The priest a mere woman has given!
SHE.
A man would prefer a true woman on earth,
To all the bright angels in heaven—
Silly elf!—
To all the bright angels in heaven!
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You are ever ready my feelings to hurt
At the veriest trifle, of course.
SHE.
Forgetting a button to sew on your shirt
You deem a good ground for divorce—
Silly elf!—
You deem a good ground for divorce!
HE.
Well, marriage a lottery is, and a blank
Some men surely draw all their lives.
SHE.
Such fellows as you, sir, themselves have to thank;
Good husbands make always good wives—
Silly elf!—
Good husbands make always good wives!
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