On his death-bed poor Lubin lies:
His spouse is in despair:
With frequent sobs, and mutual cries,
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 verses by Matthew Prior
- A Simile
- Fatal Love
- Verses - Spoken To Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles-Harley, Countess Of Oxford
- Written In The Beginning Of Mezeray's History Of France
- Cupid's Promise - Paraphrased