The Auctioneer of Parting 1
His "Going, going, gone"
Shouts even from the Crucifix,
And brings his Hammer down－
He only sells the Wilderness,
The prices of Despair
Range from a single human Heart
To Two－not any more－
His "Going, going, gone"
Shouts even from the Crucifix,
And brings his Hammer down－
He only sells the Wilderness,
The prices of Despair
Range from a single human Heart
To Two－not any more－
(F.1646/J.1612)
[1] Parting:: the property parting due to divorce, which can be auctioned by a court order.
[2] "Going, going, gone":: an auction.
[3] Crucifix:: a very intense suffering caused by the divorce.
[5] Wilderness:: what happend in a divorce.
[6] prices of Despair:: heart-breaking prices.
[7, 8] single, Heart, Two:: despair of the husband or wife or both.
If the divorce took place by mutual consent, then the "dos," or "marriage-portion," of the wife was returned. Such a circumstance occurring on a sudden, might very easily cause a necessity for recourse to the services of the auctioneer. ─ The Comedies of Plautus (1869)