Poem by William Cowper

Mary and John

If John marries Mary, and Mary alone,
'Tis a very good match between Mary and John.
Should John wed a score, oh, the claws and the scratches!
It can't be a match :-- 'tis a bundle of matches.

1. Olney Hymn 55. The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy
2. Olney Hymn 4. Jehovah-Nissi. The Lord My Banner
3. An Ode, on Reading Mr. Richardson's History of Sir Charles Grandison
4. Olney Hymn 17. The House of Prayer
5. Olney Hymn 13. The Covenant

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