Don Juan 02-200
Canto the Second

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They are right; for man, to man so oft unjust,
     Is always so to women; one sole bond
Awaits them, treachery is all their trust;
     Taught to conceal, their bursting hearts despond
Over their idol, till some wealthier lust
     Buys them in marriage-and what rests beyond-
A thankless husband, next a faithless lover,
Then dressing, nursing, praying, and all's over.

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron (1788-1824) ByronLong