by Coleridge · Cluster: Satire of Society · Epigram · Satire
Abstract
A satirical epigram mocking a foolish marriage, playing on the proverb of leading apes in hell.
Connections
Themes & Concepts: Marriage and Fidelity, Satire of Society Forms & Genres: Epigram, Satire
Testo integrale / Full text
Tho’ Miss — —’s match is a subject of mirth,
She considered the matter full well,
And wisely preferred leading one ape on earth
To perhaps a whole dozen in hell.
First published in The Watchman, No. V, April 2, 1796. Included in
Literary Remains, 1836, i. 45. First collected P. and D. W., 1877,
ii. 368.