English poem
A Reasonable Affliction
On his death-bed poor Lubin lies: His spouse is in despair; With frequent cries, and mutual sighs, They both express their care. "A different cause," says Parson Sly, "The same effect may give: Poor Lubin fears that he may die; His wife, that he may live."
More by Matthew Prior
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- A Letter To Monsieur Boileau Despreaux, Occasioned By The Victory At Blenheim
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- A Passage In The Moriae Encomium Of Erasmus. Imitated
- A Sailor's Wife
- A Simile
- A Song. If Wine And Music Have The Power
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