He that tastes woman

John Gay 1685 – 1732



Man may escape from rope and gun;
Nay, some have out-liv'd the doctor's pill;
Who takes a woman must be undone,
That basilisk is sure to kill.
The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets,
So he that tastes woman, woman, woman,
He that tastes woman, ruin meets.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABABCAC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 266
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

John Gay

John Gay, a cousin of the poet John Gay, was an English philosopher, biblical scholar and Church of England clergyman. more…

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