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.

A good wife makes a good husband

A good wife makes a good husband

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.

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.

You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
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You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the tenderness of wifely love.

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.

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

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.

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

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