Citation - Connecticut Courant: 1774.05.03

CC-H.774.024
26 Apr-3 May 1774:41 (488)
THE PICTURE OF MATRIMONY.  (From a late magazine.)
'Twas in the pleasant month of May,
When males and females sport & play,
A wanton sparrow full of prate,
With spousy on a tree was sat;
They talk'd how faithful they wou'd be,
And chirp'd eternal constancy:
The only thing that damp'd their sport,
Was fear their lives would be too short.
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