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Papal Bull on Marriage

James Anthony Kenny 1953 (Avoca)

Limerick
There once was a papal bull,
Marriages he refused to annul,
Celibacy for clerics he did decree,
Genuflect and bend at the knee,
Both may be lives of austerity.

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A ditty about religious view towards marriage in the laity and clerics and an apparent lack of support when either one fail.

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Written on February 07, 2022

Submitted by PolarPaddy on February 08, 2022

Modified by PolarPaddy on February 08, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 159
Words 33
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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