EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 1 MIN
A Woman's History, by W.H.Davies
from TudoRama · host Tudor Rickards
Send us Fan MailA WOMAN’S HISTORYby W H DaviesWhen Mary Price was five years oldAnd had a bird that died She laid its body under flowers;And called her friends to pray to God,And sing sad hymns for hoursWhen she before her fifteenth yearWas ruined by a man,The neighbours sought him out, and said-‘You’ll come along and marry herOr hang till you are dead’When they had found the child he wrongedAnd playing with her doll‘ I’ll come along with you’ said she -‘But I’ll not marry anyoneUnless my doll’s with me’With no more love’s heat in her thanThe wax upon her arm;With no more love-light in her eyesThan in the glass eyes of her doll -Nor wonder, nor surprise.When Mary Price was thirty-five,And he was lying dead,She wept as if her heart would break:But neighbours winked to see her tearsFall on a lovers’s neckNow Mary Price is seventy-fiveAnd skinning eels alive:She, active, strong, and full of breathHas caught the cat that stole an eel,And beaten it to deathStay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com
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Send us Fan Mail A WOMAN’S HISTORY by W H Davies When Mary Price was five years old And had a bird that died She laid its body under flowers; And called her friends to pray to God, And sing sad hymns for hours When she before her fifteenth year Was ruined by a man, The neighbours sought him out, and said- ‘You’ll come along and marry her Or hang till you are dead’ When they had found the child he wronged And playing with her doll ‘ I’ll come along with you’ said she - ‘B...
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