The man who only weds for sordid gain
- DMI number:
- 5301
- First Line:
- The man who only weds for sordid gain
- Last Line:
- Each night fresh pleasure brings new joys each day
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Couplet
- Themes:
- Beauty, Marriage, and Money / wealth
- First Line:
- The prudent cautious man who weds for gold
- Last Line:
- But she'll turn whore and leave her fool to starve
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- Title:
- The diverting post, for the entertainment of town and country [P2118]
- Page No(s):
- Numb. 29 (r)
- Poem Title:
- Marry for beauty. In answer to Marry for money: in numb. 27.
- Attribution:
- By E. E.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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