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... wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of Paradise . Goethe . The moment a woman marries , some terrible revolu- tion happens in her system ; all her good qualities vanish , presto , like eggs out of a ...
... wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of Paradise . Goethe . The moment a woman marries , some terrible revolu- tion happens in her system ; all her good qualities vanish , presto , like eggs out of a ...
Page 82
... wife is shackles to a man's feet , a palsy to his hands , a burden on his shoulders , smoke to his eyes , vinegar to his teeth , a thorn to his side , a dagger to his heart . Osborn . Before you marry , be sure of a house wherein to ...
... wife is shackles to a man's feet , a palsy to his hands , a burden on his shoulders , smoke to his eyes , vinegar to his teeth , a thorn to his side , a dagger to his heart . Osborn . Before you marry , be sure of a house wherein to ...
Page 83
... wife . O Heaven ! were man Massinger . But constant , he were perfect ; that one error Fills him with faults . So much in common , how different in type ! She , all golden hues and softness ; he , all dark shades and en- ergy . Her step ...
... wife . O Heaven ! were man Massinger . But constant , he were perfect ; that one error Fills him with faults . So much in common , how different in type ! She , all golden hues and softness ; he , all dark shades and en- ergy . Her step ...
Page 84
... Shakspeare . Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner . Colton . He that would have fine guests , let him have a fine wife . Ben Jonson . He that marries a wife and he that goes to MARRIAGE .
... Shakspeare . Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner . Colton . He that would have fine guests , let him have a fine wife . Ben Jonson . He that marries a wife and he that goes to MARRIAGE .
Page 85
William Hardcastle Browne. He that marries a wife and he that goes to wai must necessarily submit to everything that may happen . Italian Proverb . First conquer thyself , and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife . -Hasty marriages ...
William Hardcastle Browne. He that marries a wife and he that goes to wai must necessarily submit to everything that may happen . Italian Proverb . First conquer thyself , and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife . -Hasty marriages ...
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