If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.

A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

There is more talke then trouble.

There is more talke then trouble.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

That is not good language which all understand not.

That is not good language which all understand not.

The wife is the key of the house.

The wife is the key of the house.