Oh! 'tis a precious thing, when wives are dead,
To find such numbers who will serve instead:
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Oh! 'tis a precious thing, when wives are dead,
To find such numbers who will serve instead:
And in whatever state a man be thrown,
'Tis that precisely they would wish their own.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
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You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the tenderness of wifely love.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.

Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

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

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