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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MONOGAMY, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: However much man may philander Last Line: For whom he would give all the world! Subject(s): Fidelity; Faithfulness; Constancy | |||
However much man may philander With women from Maine to Peru, However unstable and fickle He seems to the casual view, You find in despite of his falseness The heart in his masculine breast Holds dearest one woman, One fondly loved woman For whom he would give all the rest! Yes, whether he's fickle or faithful And whether he's craven or brave, A Galahad, Launcelot or Arthur, A knight or a thief or a knave; There's one face means more than all others One image alone and apart, There's always one woman, One dearly loved woman Who reigns in his innermost heart. She may be a queen or a wanton, A creature of ice or of flame, The mate of his home and his fireside, The light-o'-love sharing his shame; But hers is the name he shall murmur When into the depths he is hurled, There's always one woman, One dearly loved woman For whom he would give all the world! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARGUING BARTUSIAK by ALBERT GOLDBARTH THE VISIONARY by EMILY JANE BRONTE THE PROTESTATION by THOMAS CAREW A VALEDICTION: OF MY NAME IN THE WINDOW by JOHN DONNE ELEGY: 11. THE BRACELET; UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESS'S CHAIN by JOHN DONNE WOMAN'S CONSTANCY by JOHN DONNE NON SUM QUALIS ERAM BONAE SUB REGNO CYNARAE by ERNEST CHRISTOPHER DOWSON |
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