First Love Comments

Despite the era, the poetess dares to write about the love she has no more for the person, she dares to mention the name of her new lover, that is not normal for this era where she lived in

SEVEN: Caroline Norton's efforts formed the basis of what Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon campaigned for successfully years later.

SIX: while the Custody of Children Act granted mothers limited custodial rights over minor children

FIVE: The Matrimonial Causes Act allowed married women to inherit property and take court action on their own behalf,

FOUR: Primarily because of Caroline's intense campaigning, Parliament passed the Custody of Infants Act 1839 and the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857.

THREE: That is a thing of God's appointing, not of man's devising. I believe it sincerely, as part of my religion. I never pretended to the wild and ridiculous doctrine of equality.'

TWO: In fact, in an article published in The Times in 1838, countering a claim that she was a 'radical', Caroline stated: 'The natural position of woman is inferiority to man. Amen!

ONE: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton was a famous British society beauty, feminist, social reformer, and author of the early and mid nineteenth century.

LATER I will response on this Love Poem, but first of all about the poetess behind this poem

I like this poem she is telling her old lover yeah i loved you once but I've moved on so beat it. You had my heart but now it is gone and I love someone new.

The realization that her so called first love was mere infatuation and her love was some one else who mat later, beautifully described.

This is one of the funniest poems I have ever read. Beautiful in a very refreshingly amusing way.

Wow! I guess she put him in his place! She uses John Hardy in the last line. Earlier she said ... If you think yourself equal to Joe. So I was thinking Joe Hardy (and his brother Frank) . I'm probably the only one here old enough to remember the old Hardy Boys mystery books.

Love and pain nice poem