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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.
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.
The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak;
She could not think, but would not cease to speak.
The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak;
She could not think, but would not cease to speak.
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.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
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.
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband
