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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.

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In thy face have I seen the eternal.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

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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.

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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.

by Thomas Haynes Bayly Found in: Wives Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by George Crabbe Found in: Wives Quotes,
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A good wife makes a good husband

A good wife makes a good husband

by Harold Macmillan Found in: Wives Quotes,
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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!

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Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

by Groucho Marx Found in: Wives Quotes,
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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.

by William Congreve Found in: Wives Quotes,
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