As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, ...

As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, As the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Etc (ed. 1871)

As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, As the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.

As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, As the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.

As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, As the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.

As the husband is the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, As the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.