Then shun, oh! shun that wretched state
And all the fawning flatterers hate:
Value yourselves, and men despise
You must be proud if you'll be wise.

Mary Chudleigh

To the Ladies

On marriage.

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Topic

Marriage Battle of the sexes Men and women

Author

Mary Chudleigh

Source

To the Ladies

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Chudleigh, Mary. "To the Ladies." Poems on Several Occasions. London: Bernard Lintott, 1703, I. 21.

Current Citation

Chudleigh, Mary. "To the Ladies." The Poems and Prose of Mary, Lady Chudleigh. Oxford University Press, 1993, I. 21.

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