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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. 
 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? 
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.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, 
giving honour onto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, read more 
 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, 
giving honour onto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as 
being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be 
not hindered. 
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
 Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
 I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.  
 Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
 I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart. 
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
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.