Familiar letters and poems on several occasions By Mary Masters |
Wrote immediately upon seeing the Behaviour of a Jealous Husband.
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Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | ||
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Wrote immediately upon seeing the Behaviour of a Jealous Husband.
Of all the Plagues with which poor Wives are curst,The Dæmon Jealousy is far the worst;
When once this Fury haunts a Husband's Brain,
He grows enrag'd, and Virtue pleads in vain,
Although by Nature gentle, kind, and good,
He strait turns Savage, insolent and rude;
Not all the Charms of Innocence and Truth,
Not Beauty blooming in the Pride of Youth;
Combin'd with Affluence and sincerest Love,
His stubborn Heart to due Returns can move:
Of these enchanting Treasures full possest,
The thankless Owner yet remains unblest;
For self-deceiv'd he thinks he meets Deceit,
Ev'n Demonstration seems to him a Cheat.
Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | ||