A good wife makes a good husband

A good wife makes a good husband

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.

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.

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.

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.

She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

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?

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

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