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Vincent Bourne on Women

1695–1747 England

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Belinda and her bird! 'tis rare
To meet with such a well-match'd pair,—
The language and the tone,
Each character in every part
Sustain'd with so much grace and art,
And both in unison.
When children first begin to spell,
And stammer out a syllable,
We think them tedious creatures;
But difficulties soon abate,
When birds are to be taught to prate,
And women are the teachers.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Vincent Bourne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.