They were two deaf mutes, and they loved and they
Resolved to be groom and bride;
And they listened to nothing that any could say,
Nor ever a word replied.
From wedlock when warned by the married men,
Maintain an invincible mind:
Be deaf and dumb until wedded-and then
Be deaf and dumb and blind.
More verses by Ambrose Bierce
- Genesis [god Said: 'Let There Be Man,' And From The Clay]
- Foundations Of The State
- Election Day
- Fate
- An Inscription (For A Statue Of Napoleon, At West Point)