A Maiden's Ideal of a Husband: From 'The Contrivances' by Henry Carey

The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes a range of famous and influential love poems relating to such topics as admiration; love's nature; love's beginnings; and wooing and winning. It also includes an introductory essay by American poet John Vance Cheney (1848-1922). Summary by Tomas Peter.

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A Maiden's Ideal of a Husband: From 'The Contrivances' by Henry Carey