 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
I.
A youth would marry a maiden,For fair and fond was she;
But she was rich, and he was poor,
And so it might not be.
A lady never could wear—
Her mother held it firm—
A gown that came of an India plant,
Instead of an India worm.—
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
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II.
A youth would marry a maiden,For fair and fond was she;
But he was high and she was low,
And so it might not be.
A man who had worn a spur,
In ancient battle won,
Had sent it down with great renown,
To goad his future son!—
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
III.
A youth would marry a maiden,For fair and fond was she;
But their sires disputed about the Mass,
And so it might not be.
A couple of wicked kings,
Three hundred years agone,
Had played at a royal game of chess,
And the Church had been a pawn!—
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
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