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.

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.

Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

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.

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.