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The Betrothed

Rudyard Kipling

"The Betrothed" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, first published in book form in Departmental Ditties .

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“And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.”

Rudyard Kipling The Betrothed

The Betrothed, Stanza 25.
Departmental Ditties and other Verses (1886)
Variant: And a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a Smoke.

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