George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 2 (of 3)
BOOK IX.
_THE PRECEPTOR HUSBAND._
The Morning Ride--Conversation--Character of one whom they meet- His early Habits and Mode of Thinking--The Wife whom he would choose--The one chosen--His Attempts to teach--In History--In Botany--The Lady’s Proficiency--His Complaint--Her Defence and Triumph---The Trial ends.
TALES OF THE HALL.