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somethingdarker ([personal profile] somethingdarker) wrote2012-07-01 01:52 am

Potential Titles: The Pleasures of a Single Life Or The Miseries of Matrimony (& other poems)

Cause of my Woes, and Object of my hate - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

But was with friendly pleasing silence taught - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Gave my Judgment on their learn'd Disputes - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

And by my Maps run o'er the Universe - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Whole Troops of Men to feed her Brutal Fire - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Show their Lustre in the darkest Night - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Who could the power of such Temptations shun - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

And by Its Lustre hope to shun Eternal Night - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Love's raging Storms all other Joys had drown'd - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Of Reason's faithful Pilot now bereft - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Had a knack to every Temper please - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

The wretched hour I ty'd the Gordian Knot - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

Judging which State afforded most content - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]

False Oaths and quick inventions - "The Pleasures of a Single Life, Or, The Miseries of Matrimony" [1709]


The following poems are from the same volume as the first and seem to be by different anonymous authors than the first. Maybe?

To make perfect which before was scant - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

And twenty other unforeseen Mishaps - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

And buy Repentance at a curssed [sic] rate - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

A cursed Crow'd without all civil Rules - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

As useful and more nimble are their Powers - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

When in sorrow none with him to share - "An Answer to The Pleasures of a Single Life: or, the Comforts of Marriage Confirm'd and Vindicated" [1709]

Fresh Pretenders do my Peace Invade - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]

That to more Experience you'll submit - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]

Nor is it good to gaze too near the Light - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]

Stagger homeward in the Morning Light - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]

One makes him Insolent, and t'other Dull - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]

Where Vain Ambition hurries on the Mind - "The Ladies Choice" [1702]


The Pleasures of a Single Life , Or, The Miseries of Matrimony on Project Gutenberg.


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