The weaker sex, to piety more prone - William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

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The weaker sex, to piety more prone

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

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William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire – 12 February 1640) was a Scottish poet.

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O if thou knew’st how thou thyself dost harm,
And dost prejudge thy bliss, and spoil my rest;
Then thou would’st melt the ice out of thy breast
And thy relenting heart would kindly warm.

When policy puts on religious cloak.

The weaker sex, to piety more prone.

The weaker sex, to piety more prone - William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

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