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The Forsaken Wife
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The Forsaken Wife
ELIIZABETH THOMAS
Elizabeth Thomas
(1675-1731)
Elizabeth Thomas
(1675-1731)
Elizabeth Thomas was born in London. Her father, Emmanuel Thomas (died 1677) died when she was an infant, leaving her mother, Elizabeth Osborne (died 1719), to take care of her. Osborne and Thomas faced many financial difficulties. She was educated at home, was well read, and learned some French and Latin. Thomas educated herself by buying books and reading, and by her mid twenties, she was a confident poet, which lead her to sharing her poetry with literary men. Much of her poetry dealt with women's issues, particularly women's right to education.
The Forsaken Wife
The Forsaken Wife
Methinks, ’tis strange you can’t afford
One pitying look, one parting word;
Humanity claims this as due,
But what’s humanity to you?
Cruel man! I am not blind,
Your infidelity I find;
Your want of love my ruin shows,
My broken heart, your broken vows.
Yet maugre all your rigid hate,
I will be true in spite of fate;
And one preeminence I’ll claim,
To be for ever still the same.
Show me a man that dare be true,
That dares to suffer what I do;
That can for ever sigh unheard,
And ever love without regard:
I then will own your prior claim
To love, to honour, and to fame;
But till that time, my dear, adieu,
I yet superior am to you
First Stanza
Methinks, ’tis strange you can’t afford
One pitying look, one parting word;
Humanity claims this as due,
But what’s humanity to you?
Diction: 'Methinks' and '’tis' represents old English
Repetition:
Tone: Somber/ Heart-broken