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THE

WIFE of BATH.

FROM

CHAUCER.

 

ehold the woes of matrimonial life,
And hear with rev'rence an experienc'd wife!
To dear-bought wisdom give the credit due,
And think, for once, a woman tells you true.
In all these trials I have born a part;
I was my self the scourge that caus'd the smart;

For,