(1728 - 1814 / Boston / United States)

poet Mercy Warren

Poems of Mercy Warren

1. John Adams Monarchical Ideas 1/1/2004
2. The Death of Parson Caldwell's Wife 1/1/2004
3. To An Amiable Friend Mourning The Death Of An Excellent Father 4/12/2010
4. Woman's Trifling Needs 1/1/2004

Woman's Trifling Needs

AN inventory clear of all she needs Lamira offers here; Nor does she fear a rigid Cato's frown When she lays by the rich embroidered gown, And modestly compounds for just enough- Perhaps, some dozens of more flighty stuff; With lawns and lustrings, blond, and Mechlin laces, Fringes and jewels, fans and tweezer-cases; memory Gay cloaks, and hats of

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