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Literary
June 7, 1834
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A poem where a young lady expresses her ideal choice of a husband: a learned, good-natured man of virtue, sense, and loyalty, refusing marriage without such qualities.
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THE YOUNG LADY'S CHOICE.
Give me the man that's learned without pretence,
Blest with good nature and good common sense;
Whose generous, open, understanding heart
Disdains to act a mean, dissembling part;
Who once from virtue's path hath never strayed,
Deceived a fair one, nor a friend betrayed;
Where virtue reigns with an unbounded sway,
There, sense and reason prompt one to obey.
Such be the man with whom I spend my life,
Or never let me own the name of wife.
So full of artless jealousy is guilt,
It spills itself, in fearing to be spilt.
Give me the man that's learned without pretence,
Blest with good nature and good common sense;
Whose generous, open, understanding heart
Disdains to act a mean, dissembling part;
Who once from virtue's path hath never strayed,
Deceived a fair one, nor a friend betrayed;
Where virtue reigns with an unbounded sway,
There, sense and reason prompt one to obey.
Such be the man with whom I spend my life,
Or never let me own the name of wife.
So full of artless jealousy is guilt,
It spills itself, in fearing to be spilt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Romance
What keywords are associated?
Young Lady
Virtue
Marriage
Good Sense
Loyalty
Literary Details
Title
The Young Lady's Choice.
Key Lines
Give Me The Man That's Learned Without Pretence,
Blest With Good Nature And Good Common Sense;
Such Be The Man With Whom I Spend My Life,
Or Never Let Me Own The Name Of Wife.