There was an Old Man of Jamaica, Who suddenly married a Quaker; But she cried out, 'Alack! I have married a black!' Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HELEN, THE SAD QUEEN by PAUL VALERY SOME VERSES UPON THE BURNING OF OUR HOUSE JULY 10, 1666 by ANNE BRADSTREET CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME' by ROBERT BROWNING SHELTERED GARDEN by HILDA DOOLITTLE A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE LAMENTATION OF GLUMDALCLITCH FOR THE LOSS OF GRILDRIG by ALEXANDER POPE ON BURNING A DULL POEM; WRITTEN IN 1729 by JONATHAN SWIFT |