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And while the wicket falls behind
Her steps, I thought if I could find
A wife I read more
And while the wicket falls behind
Her steps, I thought if I could find
A wife I need not blush to show
I've little further now to go.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak;
She could not think, but would not cease to speak.
The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak;
She could not think, but would not cease to speak.
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst read more
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst been
If we had never met!
And has that thought been shared by thee?
Ah, no! that smiling cheek
Proves more unchanging love for me
Than labor'd words could speak.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
