There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.

Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.

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.

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
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Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

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
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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.