Sour Grapes.
Miss Virgo— just turned fifty — makes boasting matrons stare, When she cries, "I can't bear children," with the accent on the " bear." How much more clear her meaning if she gave a wistful sigh, And said, " I can't bear ohildren," with the accent on the "I"!
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Observer, Volume 9, Issue 559, 14 September 1889, Page 17
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48Sour Grapes. Observer, Volume 9, Issue 559, 14 September 1889, Page 17
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