Note 116 — THE LIFE OF COWPER. PART THE FIRST. (continued 6)
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NOTE BY THE EDITOR.
The lines alluded to are the following, which appeared afterwards, somewhat varied, in the Elegant Extracts in Verse:
If John marries Mary, and Mary alone, 'Tis a very good match between Mary and John. Should John wed a score, oh! the claws and the scratches! It can't be a match: 'tis a bundle of matches.