Cursed be the man, the poorest wretch in life,
The crouching vassal, to the tyrant wife,
Who has no will but by her high permission;
Who has not sixpence but in her possession;
Who must to her his dear friend's secret tell;
Who dreads a curtain lecture worse than hell.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit or I'd break her heart.
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Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
No jealousy their dawn of love o'ercast,
Nor blasted were their wedded days with strife;
Each season read more
No jealousy their dawn of love o'ercast,
Nor blasted were their wedded days with strife;
Each season looked delightful as it past,
To the fond husband and the faithful wife.
A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she
should marry.
[Sp., Una muger no tiene.
read more
A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she
should marry.
[Sp., Una muger no tiene.
Valor para el consejo, y la conviene Casarse.]
And Adam said, This is the bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh: she shall be called read more
And Adam said, This is the bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of
Man.
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune;
for they are impediments to great enterprises, read more
He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune;
for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue
or mischief.
I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That
is marvelous. It must be very read more
I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That
is marvelous. It must be very inexpensive.
He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the
celibate amongst the inferior states read more
He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the
celibate amongst the inferior states of perfection.
To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer, in sickness, read more
To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, to love and
to cherish, till death us do part.
