If John marries Mary, and Mary alone,
'Tis a very good match between Mary and John.
Should John wed a score, oh, the claws and the scratches!
It can't be a match :-- 'tis a bundle of matches.
More verses by William Cowper
- Ode To Apollo. On An Inkglass Almost Dried In The Sun
- Epigram : To Leonora Singing At Rome (Translated From Milton)
- Elegy Vii. Anno Aetates Undevigesimo (Translated From Milton)
- Divine Love Endures No Rival
- In A Letter To C. P. Esq. Ill With The Rheumatism