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In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
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?
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy
daughter, or the wife of thy read more
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy
daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as
thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve
other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers.
Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.
Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.
Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode:
Though the storm do beat down on my poll,
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Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode:
Though the storm do beat down on my poll,
There's a wife brighten'd vire at the end of my road,
An' her love, voe the jay o' my soul.
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband