Jane Austen: Miss Lloyd has now went to Miss Green

J a n e   A u s t e n

(1775 – 1817)

Miss Lloyd has now went to Miss Green

Miss Lloyd has now sent to Miss Green,
As, on opening the box, may be seen,
Some years of a Black Ploughman’s Gauze,
To be made up directly, because
Miss Lloyd must in mourning appear
For the death of a Relative dear–
Miss Lloyd must expect to receive
This license to mourn and to grieve,
Complete, ere the end of the week–
It is better to write than to speak

Poem of the week – February 22, 2009

KEMP=MAG  poetry magazine

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