A large space divided
Into diverse parcels
Wherein dwell
Diverse widows,
20' x 17'
(The spaces; the widows
Are of diverse sizes. If
One is in the market
For a particular sort of widow,
Here or nowhere
Will she be found)
One lodger --
Call her Wragg --
Pretends to be a widow
Since "infanticide"
Does not recommend one
To the law students
Who pay her little enough
To clean their rooms
Which she does badly enough
As is to be expected
Of a woman who has seen
170 winters
Though she looks not a day
More than 106.
Into diverse parcels
Wherein dwell
Diverse widows,
20' x 17'
(The spaces; the widows
Are of diverse sizes. If
One is in the market
For a particular sort of widow,
Here or nowhere
Will she be found)
One lodger --
Call her Wragg --
Pretends to be a widow
Since "infanticide"
Does not recommend one
To the law students
Who pay her little enough
To clean their rooms
Which she does badly enough
As is to be expected
Of a woman who has seen
170 winters
Though she looks not a day
More than 106.
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