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A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
 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. 
 Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou 
art the man in the moon.  
 Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou 
art the man in the moon. 
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.
 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. 
 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. 
All married women are not wives
All married women are not wives
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
 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?