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... has no moral . This story has no end . This story only goes to show That there ain't no good in men . He was her man , And he done her wrong . 50 60 ANONYMOUS 30 THE FARMER'S CURST WIFE A curst or shrewish wife [ 103 ]
... has no moral . This story has no end . This story only goes to show That there ain't no good in men . He was her man , And he done her wrong . 50 60 ANONYMOUS 30 THE FARMER'S CURST WIFE A curst or shrewish wife [ 103 ]
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... wife who is a plague to her husband is a recurring figure in European literature . This ballad expresses the popular dislike of such a woman , with humorous exaggeration . This farmer's wife is such a violent and ill- tempered woman ...
... wife who is a plague to her husband is a recurring figure in European literature . This ballad expresses the popular dislike of such a woman , with humorous exaggeration . This farmer's wife is such a violent and ill- tempered woman ...
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... Wife 1 Sussex , a county in south - east England . 17 pattens , wooden shoes . 20 amain , violently . 31 The Lady of Shalott Part I 3 wold , low rounded hill . 4 thro ' , through . 10 willows whiten , the leaves of some willow - trees ...
... Wife 1 Sussex , a county in south - east England . 17 pattens , wooden shoes . 20 amain , violently . 31 The Lady of Shalott Part I 3 wold , low rounded hill . 4 thro ' , through . 10 willows whiten , the leaves of some willow - trees ...
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Hiawathas Childhood H W Longfellow | 7 |
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