Battle of the sexes

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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

Authentication Score 3

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.