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Their wants they'l discover: This line implies that all women have a voracious sexual appetite and are disposed to seeking satisfaction if their husbands cannot supply them with such. It was assumed that most sexual misconduct was the fault of the woman, who was too weak to restrain her desires, as well as for her role in enticing men. Though Benjamin ultimately beats Timothy in the poem, the author gives agency of the affair to Ruth, and extends the tendency of adultery to all young brides who do not receive sexual satisfaction from their husbands.
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