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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
