Page:Landon in The London Literary Gazette 1821.pdf/12

 MATRIMONIAL CREED. He must be rich whom I could love, His fortune clear must be, Whether in land or in the funds, 'Tis all the same to me.

He must be old whom I could love, Then he'll not plague me long; In sooth 'twill he a pleasant sight, To see him borne along

To where the croaking ravens lurk, And where the earth worms dwell: A widow's hood will suit my face, And black becomes me well.

And he must make a settlement, I'll have no man without; And when he writes his testament, He must not leave me out.

Oh! such a man as this would suit Each wish I here express; If he should say,—Will you have me? I'll very soon say—Yes! L. E. L.