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She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
What is there in the vale of life
Half so delightful as a wife,
When friendship, love, read more
What is there in the vale of life
Half so delightful as a wife,
When friendship, love, and peace combine
To stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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.
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.
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee read more
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.
Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young read more
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to -- which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.
It's my girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to
it before her. Discipline must read more
It's my girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to
it before her. Discipline must be maintained.