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She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
So bent on self-sanctifying,--
That she never thought of trying
To save her poor husband as well.
So bent on self-sanctifying,--
That she never thought of trying
To save her poor husband as well.
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.
Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
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Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!
It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a read more
It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband
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.