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COUNSEIL TO A BACHELER by MARIANNE MOORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: IF THOU BEE YOUNGE, THEN MARIE NOT YETT
Last Line: AND OLDE MENS' WYVES BEE GOOD FOR NAUGHT.
Subject(s): SINGLE PEOPLE; BACHELORS; UNMARRIED PEOPLE;
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If thou bee younge, then marie not yett;
If thou bee olde, then no wyfe gett;
For younge mens' wyves will not bee taught,
And olde mens' wyves bee good for naught.



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